Emma Raducanu explains replicating US Open tactic on clay after convincing Stuttgart win

Emma Raducanu has opened up on rediscovering her US Open mindset after a winning start at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. The world No 12 was making her debut on the clay at a WTA Tour event and needed just 70 minutes to overcome qualifier Storm Sanders 6-1 6-2. It came days after the Brit suffered a right foot injury at the Billie Jean King Cup tie against the Czech Republic.

Raducanu was happy to be "enjoying her tennis" again after a victorious opening match in Stuttgart. The 19-year-old had only made her professional debut on a clay court on Friday, beating Tereza Martincova 7-5 7-5 at the BJK Cup before suffering severe blistering in her 6-1 6-1 loss to Marketa Vondrousova the following day, feeling "redundant and helpless" as she could barely move around the court.

But it was a different story for the US Open champion on Wednesday, who looked to be well over her injury woes as she dropped just three games against the Aussie world No 197 in her first round match at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. When asked whether she was taking anything from her triumph in Flushing Meadows into the clay-court season ahead of an upcoming French Open debut, Raducanu admitted she had returned to her free-swinging US Open mindset.

"I mean at the US Open I think the biggest thing was just having zero expectation and just going out there and having fun every single match, having a swing and I think that's something that overtime I've definitely developed and starting to do more and more so yeah, I'm just really enjoying my tennis at the moment," the eighth seed said.

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While it was a dominant showing for Raducanu on the indoor clay, the world No 12 said it felt like