Emma Raducanu admits she almost 'died’ during epic win vs Camila Osorio

Emma Raducanu stressed that she “died about three times” during her match against Camila Osorio as the Brit dug deep to reach the Citi Open quarter-finals. 

The British number one overcame the Colombian in sweltering conditions in Washington, with both players being forced to take medical timeouts to treat blisters. 

In the end, the US Open championed triumphed in straight sets, 7-6 7-6, but the scoreline certainly didn’t reflect how gruelling the three-hour match proved to be for the second seed. 

The 19-year-old showed impressive resilience to save set points in the 10th game of the first set and she eventually won the set in a tense tie-break. 

In the second set, Raducanu looked to be in control at 4–2 ahead but then lost her serve as she started to struggle with blisters. 

Having suffered from the same problem at the Australian Open earlier this year, it was unclear how this might impact the Brit, but she returned to hold serve and force another tie-break. 

And as the three-hour mark approached, Raducanu sealed victory on her first match point, after the Colombians sent a service return wide. 

Some grit from the Brit ✊