Emma Raducanu knocking on the door of the WTA Top 10 after notching up another dazzling win in Madrid
Emma Raducanu continued her excellent start to her clay-court career as she eased past Marta Kostyuk to reach the third round of the Madrid Open.
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Raducanu cruises past Kostyuk in dominant display
Emma Raducanu produced her best performance since the US Open to surge past Marta Kostyuk and into the third round of the Madrid Open.
Emma Raducanu overcomes early stutter on Madrid clay
Emma Raducanu rallied back from 2-5 down in the first set before switching gears to post a 7-6 (7/3), 6-0 result against Czech Republic's Tereza Martincova and set up an intriguing second round with fellow 19-year-old Marta Kostyuk. Playing just her second ever tour-level tournament on clay, the British No.9 seed converted all four break point opportunities she created and saved six of seven break points on her own serve on her way to the 96-minute win - her second success over Martincova in two weeks. "I was definitely just getting adjusted to the courts and the surroundings," Raducanu said of the opening set.
'She was always the favourite' - Emma Raducanu on 'interesting match-up' against old rival Marta Kostyuk at Madrid Open
Emma Raducanu says she is anticipating «an interesting match-up» against former juniors rival Marta Kostyuk after progressing to the second round of the Madrid Open. The 2021 US Open winner came from 5-2 down in the first set to beat Czech Republic's Tereza Martincova 7-6(3) 6-0 on her debut at the WTA 1000 tournament to set up a meeting with Kostyuk. Ad/> Raducanu and Kostyuk have met once on the WTA tour and that was at the Transylvania Open quarter-finals last year which the Ukrainian won 6-2 6-1.
Emma Raducanu battles back from the brink in first set to produce dominant victory over Tereza Martincova at Madrid Open
Emma Raducanu came from 5-2 down in the first set to beat Tereza Martincova 7-6(3) 6-0 to progress to the second round of the Madrid Open. The British No. 1 won 11 of the last 12 games — and a first-set tie-break — to produce a brilliant comeback victory in one hour and 38 minutes as she continues her preparations for the French Open which begins on May 22.
Emma Raducanu finishes strongly to reach second round in Madrid
Emma Raducanu won 11 of the last 12 games to defeat Tereza Martincova for the second time in a fortnight in the opening round of the Madrid Open.
Raducanu in no rush to find new full-time coach
Raducanu has confirmed she has no immediate plans to hire a full-time coach and will focus her efforts on finding a suitable sparring partner in the wake of her split with German mentor Torben Beltz. The US Open champion announced on Tuesday she would no longer be working with Beltz, a former coach of three-time major winner Angelique Kerber, and told reporters at the Madrid Open on Wednesday that hiring someone to hit with during practice is a top priority at the moment.
Emma Raducanu learns Madrid Open fate as Brit given boost by facing recent victim
Emma Raducanu has learned her fate in the Madrid Open draw as she is set to make her debut at the 1000-point event next week. The world No 11 has been given a favourable opening round as she faces Tereza Martincova, the Czech player she beat in her first-ever professional clay-court match at the Billie Jean King Cup two weeks ago.