Emma Raducanu beats service issues to win Melbourne opener

Emma Raducanu overcame serving woes to upset 26th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova and reach the second round of the Australian Open.

The 22-year-old hit 15 double faults but edged an erratic match to post her best win at Melbourne Park, seeing off 31st-ranked Russian Alexandrova 7-6 (4) 7-6 (2).

Raducanu’s victory made it five British players through to the second round, equalling the record here with more chances to come.

.@EmmaRaducanu gets the job DONE!!!