Wimbledon 2022 – Barbara Schett ‘very impressed’ with Emma Raducanu’s first-round win against Alison Van Uytvanck

Eurosport tennis expert Barbara Schett has spoken about how impressed she has was with Emma Raducanu in the Brit’s first-round win at Wimbledon against Alison van Uytvanck. Raducanu wasn’t at her fluent best but played plenty of impressive tennis after a difficult few months. Ad/> Speaking after the game Schett was full of praise for Raducanu when considering the pressure she is under at the moment.

WimbledonFired-up Murray roars back to beat Duckworth in opener at Wimbledon2 HOURS AGO “I was very impressed with the win of Emma Raducanu today, a very tricky first-round opponent in Alison van Uytvanck who has already won a title on grass. “We know Emma hasn’t played a lot of tennis, she was injured, she had that side strain and all the pressure in the world was on her. We remember last year she reached the fourth round and it wasn’t expected at all.

Djokovic discusses Nadal and Federer 'influence' on his career after first-round win Alcaraz roars back to down Struff in five-set epic 'He's still the favourite' — Robson 'not worried at all' about Djokovic “I thought she handled herself extremely well on the court, of course tennis-wise we know she can play better tennis we have seen the better tennis but she found solutions today against Alison and I think this victory can bring her very far at this Wimbledon. “There’s a lot of pressure on Emma Raducanu, I think everybody has been talking about Wimbledon for weeks now. It was great to see the way she handled herself out on the court.