'Stubborn' Emma Raducanu pleased to come through 'tough moments' in win over Linda Noskova at French Open

Emma Raducanu was pleased to come through some “tough moments” and beat Czech teenager Linda Noskova on her French Open debut. The US Open champion rallied from a set and a break down to win 6-7 (4-7) 7-5 6-1. Ad/> Noskova, 17, won the 2021 girls' title in Paris and it was the first time on the WTA Tour that Raducanu had faced an opponent younger than her.

/> Roland-GarrosRaducanu roars back to win second set with drop shot at French Open3 HOURS AGO “It definitely is different,” said the British No. 1. “On the match court I was just thinking of whatever experience I have kind of gained on the tour, and I know she's new to the tour, but in a way, that sort of helps if when you are brand new you're just swinging, you're free, and I think she definitely was doing that.

“I knew that if I got through some really tough moments in the second set, it might get to her. And I think in the third set I definitely was able to kind of keep pushing, keep pushing. Eventually just I was dominating more and more.

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I was really good. I was also thinking I'm going to out-compete her. Raducanu’s fitness was a concern ahead of the tournament after a back injury forced her to retire in the first round of the Italian Open.

However, she showed no signs of any physical problems during the hard-fought victory over Noskova. “I think that it is definitely improving,” Raducanu said about her fitness. “One thing that I have been doing in the lead-up for this week and the whole of last week, I was doing a lot in the gym, a lot before practice, after