Emma Raducanu sails through ‘awkward’ battle of Britain in Wimbledon opener

Emma Raducanu was determined to show teenage compatriot Mimi Xu who is boss in their “awkward” first-round encounter at Wimbledon.

It is four years since Raducanu launched her rocket to stardom by reaching the last 16 of Wimbledon as an 18-year-old.

Xu is only 17, and she will surely have many more chances to write her own success story at SW19, but she was unable to really test the British number one’s nerve, with Raducanu easing to a 6-3 6-3 victory.