Emma Raducanu won on her Billie Jean King Cup debut to give Britain a crucial point in their qualifier against the Czech Republic with a hard-fought 7-5 7-5 win over Tereza Martincova in windy conditions in Prague on Friday.

U.S. Open champion Raducanu, 19, was playing her first professional match on clay and gradually adjusted to the surface as she battled back in both sets to level the best-of-five tie after Harriet Dart lost 6-1 6-0 to Marketa Vondrousova.

Raducanu was trailing 4-5 and saved a set point before winning three games on the bounce to take the opening set. She then found herself 1-4 down but rallied to win six of the last seven games to close out the win.

"This one means so much to me because it is my first match in the Billie Jean King Cup and representing the team in my first match on clay," said Raducanu, whose last match on clay was at the 2019 junior French Open.

"Playing on clay took some adjusting even now. With the wind and some tricky bounces, to adjust and adapt in the situation was very challenging but I`m proud of how I dug in."

In her first match as world number one, Iga Swiatek helped Poland take a 2-0 lead over Romania with a dominant 6-1 6-0 victory over Mihaela Buzarnescu, hitting 16 winners to wrap up the victory in 55 minutes.

United States also took a 2-0 lead in North Carolina against war-ravaged Ukraine with Alison Riske and Jessica Pegula winning their respective singles rubbers after an emotional opening ceremony which was attended by Billie Jean King and included a moment of silence for Ukraine`s people.

The best-of-five qualifiers feature two singles matches on Friday followed by two on Saturday along with one doubles rubber.

The winners will seal a place at the Finals in November, with the losers advancing to a playoff tie.

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Elena Rybakina dispatched Laura Siegemund 6-0 6-1 in just over an hour after Yulia Putintseva upset three-time Grand Slam winner Angelique Kerber with a 3-6 6-3 6-2 comeback win to give Kazakhstan a 2-0 lead over Germany.

Canada, led by US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez, Italy and Spain also put themselves in prime position to advance and will go into Saturday with 2-0 leads.

Belgium have already advanced to the finals after receiving a walkover due to opponents Belarus being suspended from international team competitions following Russia`s invasion of Ukraine.

Belarus is a key staging area for the invasion, which Russia calls a "special operation".

Emma Raducanu won on her Billie Jean King Cup debut to give Britain a crucial point in their qualifier against the Czech Republic with a hard-fought 7-5 7-5 win over Tereza Martincova in windy conditions in Prague on Friday.

Emma Raducanu won on her Billie Jean King Cup debut to give Britain a crucial point in their qualifier against the Czech Republic with a hard-fought 7-5 7-5 win over Tereza Martincova in windy conditions in Prague on Friday. U.S. Open champion Raducanu, 19, was playing her first professional match on clay and gradually adjusted to the surface as she battled back in both sets to level the best-of-five tie after Harriet Dart lost 6-1 6-0 to Marketa Vondrousova. Raducanu was trailing 4-5 and saved a set point before winning three games on the bounce to take the opening set. She then found herself 1-4 down but rallied to win six of the last seven games to close out the win. "This one means so much to me because it is my first match in the Billie Jean King Cup and representing the team in my first match on clay," said Raducanu, whose last match on clay was at the 2019 junior French Open. "Playing on clay took some adjusting even now. With the wind and some tricky bounces, to adjust and adapt in the situation was very challenging but I`m proud of how I dug in." In her first match as world number one, Iga Swiatek helped Poland take a 2-0 lead over Romania with a dominant 6-1 6-0 victory over Mihaela Buzarnescu, hitting 16 winners to wrap up the victory in 55 minutes. United States also took a 2-0 lead in North Carolina against war-ravaged Ukraine with Alison Riske and Jessica Pegula winning their respective singles rubbers after an emotional opening ceremony which was attended by Billie Jean King and included a moment of silence for Ukraine`s people. The best-of-five qualifiers feature two singles matches on Friday followed by two on Saturday along with one doubles rubber. The winners will seal a place at the Finals in November, with the losers advancing to a playoff tie. Also Read: Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev through to Monte Carlo quarters, Casper Ruud ousted Elena Rybakina dispatched Laura Siegemund 6-0 6-1 in just over an hour after Yulia Putintseva upset three-time Grand Slam winner Angelique Kerber with a 3-6 6-3 6-2 comeback win to give Kazakhstan a 2-0 lead over Germany. Canada, led by US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez, Italy and Spain also put themselves in prime position to advance and will go into Saturday with 2-0 leads. Belgium have already advanced to the finals after receiving a walkover due to opponents Belarus being suspended from international team competitions following Russia`s invasion of Ukraine. Belarus is a key staging area for the invasion, which Russia calls a "special operation".

Emma Raducanu wins on Billie Jean King Cup debut to level tie for Britain

Petra Martic kept her composure in a seesaw battle with Emma Raducanu on Sunday to advance to the Round of 16 with a hard-fought 6-7(3) 6-4 7-5 win at Indian Wells.

Raducanu was outstanding in the first set tiebreak, spraying winners around the court, but her energy and service speed dipped in the second set as she appeared to struggle with some physical discomfort and Martic took advantage to level the contest.

The 11th-seeded U.S. Open champion Raducanu bounced back in the third and was serving for the match at 5-4 but the Croatian stepped up her defence to break the British teenager.

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Raducanu sent a forehand long on match point to end the marathon, two-hour and 46-minute contest under sunny desert skies on Stadium One.

"I'm happy that I stayed calm when I was not playing so good," Martic said in an on-court interview. 
 
"I think the match was up and down from both sides. We both had some good periods and bad ones out here, so I'm happy I was able to let that go and just focus on the next point."

The win was Martic's first over a top 20 opponent since 2019.

In the evening session, 2015 champion Simona Halep defeated Coco Gauff 6-3 6-4 to reach the second week.

Gauff, who turned 18 on Sunday, had no answer for the Romanian veteran's superb shotmaking on a blustery night on Stadium One.

"I'm not scared about the wind. I never have been, even when I was a kid," Halep said.

"I think I played smart tonight because from one side you had to play different, from the other side a little bit different. So I think I managed very well all the moments."

Wearing a ribbon with the colors of the Ukrainian flag, German Angelique Kerber beat Daria Kasatkina 6-2 6-1 and said she tried to put the fact that she was playing against a Russian out of her mind.

"Right now, there's much more important issues in the world," Kerber told reporters.

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"People are fleeing, the whole situation is topic number one and is frightening for everyone. As I've said, I don't live far from the situation.

"My grandparents are there and so of course you're checking the news every five minutes or every hour, you're in touch with folks. I think right now that's the topic that is occupying my mind and everyone else here."

Next up for Kerber is a third round showdown with third seed Iga Swiatek, who defeated Clara Tauson earlier in the day.

Petra Martic kept her composure in a seesaw battle with Emma Raducanu on Sunday to advance to the Round of 16 with a hard-fought 6-7(3) 6-4 7-5 win at Indian Wells.

Petra Martic kept her composure in a seesaw battle with Emma Raducanu on Sunday to advance to the Round of 16 with a hard-fought 6-7(3) 6-4 7-5 win at Indian Wells. Raducanu was outstanding in the first set tiebreak, spraying winners around the court, but her energy and service speed dipped in the second set as she appeared to struggle with some physical discomfort and Martic took advantage to level the contest. The 11th-seeded U.S. Open champion Raducanu bounced back in the third and was serving for the match at 5-4 but the Croatian stepped up her defence to break the British teenager. ALSO READ: Hecklers are an unfortunate part of sports: Andy Murray after Naomi Osaka reduced to tears at Indian Wells Raducanu sent a forehand long on match point to end the marathon, two-hour and 46-minute contest under sunny desert skies on Stadium One. "I'm happy that I stayed calm when I was not playing so good," Martic said in an on-court interview. "I think the match was up and down from both sides. We both had some good periods and bad ones out here, so I'm happy I was able to let that go and just focus on the next point." The win was Martic's first over a top 20 opponent since 2019. In the evening session, 2015 champion Simona Halep defeated Coco Gauff 6-3 6-4 to reach the second week. Gauff, who turned 18 on Sunday, had no answer for the Romanian veteran's superb shotmaking on a blustery night on Stadium One. "I'm not scared about the wind. I never have been, even when I was a kid," Halep said. "I think I played smart tonight because from one side you had to play different, from the other side a little bit different. So I think I managed very well all the moments." Wearing a ribbon with the colors of the Ukrainian flag, German Angelique Kerber beat Daria Kasatkina 6-2 6-1 and said she tried to put the fact that she was playing against a Russian out of her mind. "Right now, there's much more important issues in the world," Kerber told reporters. ALSO READ: Premier League: Chelsea strike late to beat Newcastle 1-0 amid off-field turmoil, Arsenal outclass Leicester "People are fleeing, the whole situation is topic number one and is frightening for everyone. As I've said, I don't live far from the situation. "My grandparents are there and so of course you're checking the news every five minutes or every hour, you're in touch with folks. I think right now that's the topic that is occupying my mind and everyone else here." Next up for Kerber is a third round showdown with third seed Iga Swiatek, who defeated Clara Tauson earlier in the day.

Indian Wells: Petra Martic, Simona Halep advance to Round of 16, Emma Raducanu crashes out

U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu was forced to retire with a left hip injury in the deciding set of her opening match against Australia's Daria Saville on Tuesday in the WTA 250 tournament in Guadalajara, Mexico.

The 19-year-old from Britain was playing her first match since last month's painful exit in the second round of the Australian Open, when a blistered racket hand contributed to a three-set defeat by Danka Kovinic.

The British player was two points from victory at the Abierto Akron Zapopan against former world number 20 Saville, who has slipped to 610 in the rankings after undergoing surgery on her Achilles tendon last year.

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Serving for the match at 7-5 5-3 Raducanu failed to close out the game with the Australian fighting back to level the contest at 1-1 in the tiebreaker.

Both women suffered physically during the deciding set, with Saville battling leg cramps while the 12th-ranked Raducanu went off the court for a medical timeout.

Raducanu returned with her upper left leg heavily taped and after two more games decided to quit with Saville leading 5-7 7-6(4) 4-3 after three hours and 36 minutes - the longest WTA match of the season.

U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu was forced to retire with a left hip injury in the deciding set of her opening match against Australia's Daria Saville on Tuesday in the WTA 250 tournament in Guadalajara, Mexico.

U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu was forced to retire with a left hip injury in the deciding set of her opening match against Australia's Daria Saville on Tuesday in the WTA 250 tournament in Guadalajara, Mexico. The 19-year-old from Britain was playing her first match since last month's painful exit in the second round of the Australian Open, when a blistered racket hand contributed to a three-set defeat by Danka Kovinic. The British player was two points from victory at the Abierto Akron Zapopan against former world number 20 Saville, who has slipped to 610 in the rankings after undergoing surgery on her Achilles tendon last year. ALSO READ: Mexican Open: Daniil Medvedev beats France's Benoit Paire in pursuit of world no. 1 ranking Serving for the match at 7-5 5-3 Raducanu failed to close out the game with the Australian fighting back to level the contest at 1-1 in the tiebreaker. Both women suffered physically during the deciding set, with Saville battling leg cramps while the 12th-ranked Raducanu went off the court for a medical timeout. Raducanu returned with her upper left leg heavily taped and after two more games decided to quit with Saville leading 5-7 7-6(4) 4-3 after three hours and 36 minutes - the longest WTA match of the season.

Emma Raducanu retires with hip injury in WTA 250 tournament in Guadalajara

British tennis ace Emma Raducanu recently opened up on her horrific experience of being stalked by a former Amazon delivery agent, who tracked down her address and left notes and flowers among other things to leave the 19-year-old creeped out. The tennis star told a British court on Friday (January 28) that she no longer feels safe at her own home.

Raducanu told the court that the stalker identified as Amrit Magar, 35, visited her home thrice and left notes. In one instance, he also allegedly stole her father's shoe as a 'souvenir' leaving the tennis star 'creeped out'. The US Open champion told the court that she has been 'constantly looking over her shoulder' since the incidents and fears for her safety.

Magar was unemployed when he first saw Raducanu on television and decided to travel to the London suburb where the tennis star lives with her family. He managed to find out the exact location of her house by asking strangers for direction and left a note which said the US Open champion 'deserved love'.&nbsp;

On his second visit to Raducanu's home, Magar left a note depicting the 23 miles he had walked from his home in the hopes of meeting the tennis ace. Magar was arrested after he visited Raducanu's home for a third time on December 4 last year and decorated a tree in the front garden of the house with Christmas lights. He then went on to steal a show from the home, believing it to be of the tennis star.

However, the shoe belonged to Raducanu's father, who had spotted Magar on the CCTV camera and decided to alert the police. Raducanu's father followed Magar in his car while calling the police which led to the arrest of the 35-year-old stalker. His stolen show was found in Magar's bag, who admitted he 'wanted a souvenir'.

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<h2>I am worried he might come back: Emma Raducanu tells court</h2>

In a statement read out in the court, Raducanu stated that she fears going out alone and is feeling unsafe at her own home where she should feel the safest. Raducanu spoke to the officers on phone from Melbourne, as she was busy preparing for the ongoing Australian Open 2022. The 19-year-old tennis star said she is worried Magar knows her address and might decide to stalk her again.

"Since all this has happened, I have felt creeped out. I feel very apprehensive if I go out, especially if I am on my own. Because of this I feel like my freedom has been taken away from me. I am constantly looking over my shoulder. I feel on edge and worried this could happen again. I don't feel safe in my own home which is where I should feel safest," said Raducanu.

"I want to move to a new house with better security because I am worried he might come back as he knows where my home is," she added.

Magar was found guilty of stalking in the Bromley Magistrates' Court on Friday and is all set to be sentenced next month. He was released on bail on the basis that he does not contact Raducanu or her family, or visit the street that they live on. 
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British tennis ace Emma Raducanu recently opened up on her horrific experience of being stalked by a former Amazon delivery agent, who tracked down her address and left notes and flowers among other things to leave the 19-year-old creeped out.

British tennis ace Emma Raducanu recently opened up on her horrific experience of being stalked by a former Amazon delivery agent, who tracked down her address and left notes and flowers among other things to leave the 19-year-old creeped out. The tennis star told a British court on Friday (January 28) that she no longer feels safe at her own home. Raducanu told the court that the stalker identified as Amrit Magar, 35, visited her home thrice and left notes. In one instance, he also allegedly stole her father's shoe as a 'souvenir' leaving the tennis star 'creeped out'. The US Open champion told the court that she has been 'constantly looking over her shoulder' since the incidents and fears for her safety. Magar was unemployed when he first saw Raducanu on television and decided to travel to the London suburb where the tennis star lives with her family. He managed to find out the exact location of her house by asking strangers for direction and left a note which said the US Open champion 'deserved love'. On his second visit to Raducanu's home, Magar left a note depicting the 23 miles he had walked from his home in the hopes of meeting the tennis ace. Magar was arrested after he visited Raducanu's home for a third time on December 4 last year and decorated a tree in the front garden of the house with Christmas lights. He then went on to steal a show from the home, believing it to be of the tennis star. However, the shoe belonged to Raducanu's father, who had spotted Magar on the CCTV camera and decided to alert the police. Raducanu's father followed Magar in his car while calling the police which led to the arrest of the 35-year-old stalker. His stolen show was found in Magar's bag, who admitted he 'wanted a souvenir'. Also Read: Rafael Nadal on cusp of historic 21st Grand Slam: A look at his journey in Australian Open 2022 so far I am worried he might come back: Emma Raducanu tells court In a statement read out in the court, Raducanu stated that she fears going out alone and is feeling unsafe at her own home where she should feel the safest. Raducanu spoke to the officers on phone from Melbourne, as she was busy preparing for the ongoing Australian Open 2022. The 19-year-old tennis star said she is worried Magar knows her address and might decide to stalk her again. "Since all this has happened, I have felt creeped out. I feel very apprehensive if I go out, especially if I am on my own. Because of this I feel like my freedom has been taken away from me. I am constantly looking over my shoulder. I feel on edge and worried this could happen again. I don't feel safe in my own home which is where I should feel safest," said Raducanu. "I want to move to a new house with better security because I am worried he might come back as he knows where my home is," she added. Magar was found guilty of stalking in the Bromley Magistrates' Court on Friday and is all set to be sentenced next month. He was released on bail on the basis that he does not contact Raducanu or her family, or visit the street that they live on.

'I don't feel safe': Emma Raducanu terrified by stalker who visited her home thrice, stole her father's shoe

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U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu was bundled out of the Australian Open in the second round as she was beaten 6-4 4-6 6-3 by Montenegro`s Danka Kovinic on Thursday.

The 19-year-old British sensation was hampered by a blistered racket hand from early in the first set of a tense contest on Margaret Court Arena but showed great fighting spirit to stay in contention.

With her usually powerful forehand reduced to a slice, Raducanu let slip a 3-0 lead to lose the first set. But she played on her 98th-ranked opponent`s nerves to break at 4-4 in the second and take the match into a decider.

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Kovinic showed great composure to forge ahead in the deciding set, resist a Raducanu fightback, and then move 5-3 ahead as the British youngster finally looked a little weary.

A stunning backhand winner sealed victory for the 27-year-old Kovinic as she moved into the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time.

U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu was bundled out of the Australian Open in the second round as she was beaten 6-4 4-6 6-3 by Montenegro`s Danka Kovinic on Thursday.

U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu was bundled out of the Australian Open in the second round as she was beaten 6-4 4-6 6-3 by Montenegro`s Danka Kovinic on Thursday. The 19-year-old British sensation was hampered by a blistered racket hand from early in the first set of a tense contest on Margaret Court Arena but showed great fighting spirit to stay in contention. With her usually powerful forehand reduced to a slice, Raducanu let slip a 3-0 lead to lose the first set. But she played on her 98th-ranked opponent`s nerves to break at 4-4 in the second and take the match into a decider. Read Also | Australian Open: Taro Daniel mauls Andy Murray in second round Kovinic showed great composure to forge ahead in the deciding set, resist a Raducanu fightback, and then move 5-3 ahead as the British youngster finally looked a little weary. A stunning backhand winner sealed victory for the 27-year-old Kovinic as she moved into the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time.

Australian Open: Danka Kovinic thrashes Emma Raducanu in second round

Britain`s teenage sensation Emma Raducanu cleared a dangerous first-round hurdle at the Australian Open, seeing off experienced American Sloane Stephens 6-0 2-6 6-1 in a topsy-turvy contest on Tuesday. Raducanu, who rocketed to fame in September with a fairytale run to the U.S. Open title as a qualifier without dropping a set in what was only her fourth senior tournament, raced through the opening set in 17 minutes, leaking only four points.

But former world number three and 2017 U.S. Open champion Stephens finally found her rhythm and range to take charge of the second set from 2-2, reeling off four games as errors began creeping in to 17th seed Raducanu`s game. 
It looked ominous at that point for the 19-year-old Raducanu whose build-up to her Australian Open debut had hardly been ideal, having had COVID-19 and suffering a heavy defeat in her opening match in Sydney.

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But she showed the same coolness under pressure that swept her to the title in New York, settling down and finding another gear to dominate the decider with some precision baseline hitting as the Stephens game unravelled again. 
Stephens avoided another rout as she held serve at 0-5 but there was not to be another twist on a sparsely-populated Margaret Court as Raducanu closed out the win on serve despite a sixth double-fault on her first match point.

It was an encouraging start for Raducanu despite the second-set wobble and she will be heavily fancied to get past 99th ranked Danka Kovinic of Montenegro in the second round.

Britain`s teenage sensation Emma Raducanu cleared a dangerous first-round hurdle at the Australian Open, seeing off experienced American Sloane Stephens 6-0 2-6 6-1 in a topsy-turvy contest on Tuesday.

Britain`s teenage sensation Emma Raducanu cleared a dangerous first-round hurdle at the Australian Open, seeing off experienced American Sloane Stephens 6-0 2-6 6-1 in a topsy-turvy contest on Tuesday. Raducanu, who rocketed to fame in September with a fairytale run to the U.S. Open title as a qualifier without dropping a set in what was only her fourth senior tournament, raced through the opening set in 17 minutes, leaking only four points. But former world number three and 2017 U.S. Open champion Stephens finally found her rhythm and range to take charge of the second set from 2-2, reeling off four games as errors began creeping in to 17th seed Raducanu`s game. It looked ominous at that point for the 19-year-old Raducanu whose build-up to her Australian Open debut had hardly been ideal, having had COVID-19 and suffering a heavy defeat in her opening match in Sydney. ALSO READ | Showman Nick Kyrgios goes from sick-bed to Australian Open second round after win over Liam Broady But she showed the same coolness under pressure that swept her to the title in New York, settling down and finding another gear to dominate the decider with some precision baseline hitting as the Stephens game unravelled again. Stephens avoided another rout as she held serve at 0-5 but there was not to be another twist on a sparsely-populated Margaret Court as Raducanu closed out the win on serve despite a sixth double-fault on her first match point. It was an encouraging start for Raducanu despite the second-set wobble and she will be heavily fancied to get past 99th ranked Danka Kovinic of Montenegro in the second round.

Teen sensation Emma Raducanu survives Sloane Stephens scare on Australian Open debut

Emma Raducanu has struggled to live up to sky-high expectations since winning her maiden Grand Slam at Flushing Meadows last year but the Briton says she is not worried about her poor form and will play without pressure at the Australian Open.

Raducanu, who faces American Sloane Stephens in the first round at Melbourne Park, became the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam in the Open era when she defeated Leylah Fernandez in New York last September.

But she struggled to get close to that form in subsequent tournaments with a series of early exits prompting criticism, while testing positive for COVID-19 at Christmas also impacted her preparations for the new season. 
"I feel, because of the last few months I`ve had, maybe I haven`t played as much as I would have liked to and trained so much," said Raducanu, who is ranked 17th in Melbourne.

"I feel like there`s actually no pressure on me. I`m just happy to be here and have a swing. I had to jump a few hurdles to play here, so (I) just want to go out there and have fun and enjoy on the court."

The 19-year-old played her first match of the year in Sydney last Tuesday and lost 6-0 6-1 to Kazakh Elena Rybakina, a defeat she put down to rustiness rather than any lingering effects of COVID-19.

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"It was definitely a lack of practice," she said. "I think I played maybe six, seven, really not many hours at all. 
"I wasn`t tested physically in that match, the points were over so fast. 
"It will be good to keep building and see. I`m currently feeling physically good."

Raducanu has been handed a tough opening round draw against 2017 U.S. Open winner Stephens, who is ranked 65th in the world but has been as high as number three.

"I watched Sloane win the U.S. Open," said Raducanu. 
"I hit with her last year actually. Great opponent. Obviously you don`t win a Grand Slam without being very capable. 
"I think it`s going to be a tough match for sure. I`m going to go out there and enjoy the match because just playing in this Grand Slam, I had to work so hard to be here."

Emma Raducanu has struggled to live up to sky-high expectations since winning her maiden Grand Slam at Flushing Meadows last year but the Briton says she is not worried about her poor form and will play without pressure at the Australian Open.

Emma Raducanu has struggled to live up to sky-high expectations since winning her maiden Grand Slam at Flushing Meadows last year but the Briton says she is not worried about her poor form and will play without pressure at the Australian Open. Raducanu, who faces American Sloane Stephens in the first round at Melbourne Park, became the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam in the Open era when she defeated Leylah Fernandez in New York last September. But she struggled to get close to that form in subsequent tournaments with a series of early exits prompting criticism, while testing positive for COVID-19 at Christmas also impacted her preparations for the new season. "I feel, because of the last few months I`ve had, maybe I haven`t played as much as I would have liked to and trained so much," said Raducanu, who is ranked 17th in Melbourne. "I feel like there`s actually no pressure on me. I`m just happy to be here and have a swing. I had to jump a few hurdles to play here, so (I) just want to go out there and have fun and enjoy on the court." The 19-year-old played her first match of the year in Sydney last Tuesday and lost 6-0 6-1 to Kazakh Elena Rybakina, a defeat she put down to rustiness rather than any lingering effects of COVID-19. Read Also | Australian Open will be great with or without Novak Djokovic: Rafael Nadal on visa controversy "It was definitely a lack of practice," she said. "I think I played maybe six, seven, really not many hours at all. "I wasn`t tested physically in that match, the points were over so fast. "It will be good to keep building and see. I`m currently feeling physically good." Raducanu has been handed a tough opening round draw against 2017 U.S. Open winner Stephens, who is ranked 65th in the world but has been as high as number three. "I watched Sloane win the U.S. Open," said Raducanu. "I hit with her last year actually. Great opponent. Obviously you don`t win a Grand Slam without being very capable. "I think it`s going to be a tough match for sure. I`m going to go out there and enjoy the match because just playing in this Grand Slam, I had to work so hard to be here."

No pressure, Emma Raducanu ready to have a swing at Australian Open

U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu was crushed 6-0 6-1 by in-form ninth seed Elena Rybakina at the Sydney Tennis Classic on Tuesday. Briton Raducanu, playing her first match this season, was comprehensively outplayed in the opening set as her Kazakh opponent took advantage of her unsteady serve, which included four double faults. 
Rybakina, runner-up to world number one Ash Barty in the Adelaide International on Sunday, kept up the intensity in the second set and clinched the win in just under an hour.

Raducanu was consistently troubled by Rybakina`s deep returns, allowing the 19-year-old little time to settle and leading to a slew of unforced errors. The loss was a blow to Raducanu`s preparations for the Jan. 17-30 Australian Open, having withdrawn from the warm-up event in Melbourne last week following a positive test for COVID-19. 
Fellow Briton Andy Murray had an easier time against Norwegian qualifier Viktor Durasovic, cruising to a 6-3 6-1 win in the ATP 250 tournament at the same venue.

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The three-times Grand Slam champion suffered defeat in his first match of the season in Melbourne but looked in fine touch against Durasovic, who was forced into a number of errors by the Murray backhand. 
"It is perfect conditions here... I was hoping to get matches in Melbourne last week, but that didn`t happen. Thankfully the tournament organisers and Tennis Australia agreed to give me a wild card here," said Murray.

Earlier, Olympic champion Belinda Bencic made a solid start to 2022 with a 6-3 6-2 victory over Brazil`s Beatriz Haddad Maia to reach the second round and local favourite Ajla Tomljanovic also advanced.

Swiss Bencic, who heads into the Australian Open bidding to add a maiden Grand Slam singles title to her Tokyo Games gold, broke Haddad Maia three times on Ken Rosewall Arena. World number 45 Tomljanovic beat Slovak Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 6-2 6-3 to set up a second-round match with Spanish fifth seed Paula Badosa. 
Elsewhere, Argentine Federico Delbonis was beaten by lucky loser Denis Kudla of the United States 6-3 6-1 while Brandon Nakashima beat Czech qualifier Jiri Vesely 7-6(2) 7-6(0).

U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu was crushed 6-0 6-1 by in-form ninth seed Elena Rybakina at the Sydney Tennis Classic on Tuesday. Briton Raducanu, playing her first match this season, was comprehensively outplayed in the opening set as her Kazakh opponent took advantage of her unsteady serve, which included four double faults.

U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu was crushed 6-0 6-1 by in-form ninth seed Elena Rybakina at the Sydney Tennis Classic on Tuesday. Briton Raducanu, playing her first match this season, was comprehensively outplayed in the opening set as her Kazakh opponent took advantage of her unsteady serve, which included four double faults. Rybakina, runner-up to world number one Ash Barty in the Adelaide International on Sunday, kept up the intensity in the second set and clinched the win in just under an hour. Raducanu was consistently troubled by Rybakina`s deep returns, allowing the 19-year-old little time to settle and leading to a slew of unforced errors. The loss was a blow to Raducanu`s preparations for the Jan. 17-30 Australian Open, having withdrawn from the warm-up event in Melbourne last week following a positive test for COVID-19. Fellow Briton Andy Murray had an easier time against Norwegian qualifier Viktor Durasovic, cruising to a 6-3 6-1 win in the ATP 250 tournament at the same venue. ALSO READ | Embarrassed as a Victorian: Shane Warne baffled as he reacts to Novak Djokovic's Aus Open saga The three-times Grand Slam champion suffered defeat in his first match of the season in Melbourne but looked in fine touch against Durasovic, who was forced into a number of errors by the Murray backhand. "It is perfect conditions here... I was hoping to get matches in Melbourne last week, but that didn`t happen. Thankfully the tournament organisers and Tennis Australia agreed to give me a wild card here," said Murray. Earlier, Olympic champion Belinda Bencic made a solid start to 2022 with a 6-3 6-2 victory over Brazil`s Beatriz Haddad Maia to reach the second round and local favourite Ajla Tomljanovic also advanced. Swiss Bencic, who heads into the Australian Open bidding to add a maiden Grand Slam singles title to her Tokyo Games gold, broke Haddad Maia three times on Ken Rosewall Arena. World number 45 Tomljanovic beat Slovak Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 6-2 6-3 to set up a second-round match with Spanish fifth seed Paula Badosa. Elsewhere, Argentine Federico Delbonis was beaten by lucky loser Denis Kudla of the United States 6-3 6-1 while Brandon Nakashima beat Czech qualifier Jiri Vesely 7-6(2) 7-6(0).

Teen superstar Emma Raducanu suffers crushing defeat vs Elena Rybakina in Sydney opener

U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from this week`s Australian Open warm-up tournament in Melbourne having just come out of isolation after testing positive for COVID-19, she said on Saturday. 
Raducanu, who became the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam when she triumphed at Flushing Meadows in September, had pulled out of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship exhibition event in Abu Dhabi last month after contracting the virus.

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The 19-year-old was scheduled to headline one of the two women's WTA 250 warm-up tournaments taking place at Melbourne Park -- dubbed the `Melbourne Summer Set` -- from Jan. 4-9. "The timing to compete in the first Melbourne event this week is too soon for me, having just returned from isolation," Raducanu was quoted as saying by the organisers.

The world number 19 is scheduled to compete in the Sydney Classic later this month before making her debut in the Jan. 17-30 Australian Open.

U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from this week`s Australian Open warm-up tournament in Melbourne having just come out of isolation after testing positive for COVID-19, she said on Saturday.

U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from this week`s Australian Open warm-up tournament in Melbourne having just come out of isolation after testing positive for COVID-19, she said on Saturday. Raducanu, who became the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam when she triumphed at Flushing Meadows in September, had pulled out of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship exhibition event in Abu Dhabi last month after contracting the virus. ALSO READ | French Open finalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova tests positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Australia The 19-year-old was scheduled to headline one of the two women's WTA 250 warm-up tournaments taking place at Melbourne Park -- dubbed the `Melbourne Summer Set` -- from Jan. 4-9. "The timing to compete in the first Melbourne event this week is too soon for me, having just returned from isolation," Raducanu was quoted as saying by the organisers. The world number 19 is scheduled to compete in the Sydney Classic later this month before making her debut in the Jan. 17-30 Australian Open.

Teen sensation Emma Raducanu pulls out of Australian Open warm-up event in Melbourne

U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss this week's Mubadala World Tennis Championship exhibition event in Abu Dhabi, the 19-year-old Briton said on Monday.

Raducanu, who became the first qualifier to win a major when she triumphed at Flushing Meadows in September, was due to face Olympics singles gold medallist Belinda Bencic at the Dec. 16-18 event.

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"I was very much looking forward to playing in front of the fans here in Abu Dhabi, but unfortunately after testing positive for COVID-19, I will have to postpone until the next opportunity," Raducanu said.

"I'm isolating as per rules and hopefully will be able to get back soon."

Organisers said that they are looking at "alternative top female competitors" to replace Raducanu at the event.

Men's world number six Rafa Nadal and last year's U.S. Open winner Dominic Thiem are set to return from their injury layoffs in Abu Dhabi.

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Britain's Andy Murray, Russian Andrey Rublev, Norway's Casper Ruud and Canadian Denis Shapovalov will also participate in the event before the 2022 competitive season kicks off in Australia.

U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss this week's Mubadala World Tennis Championship exhibition event in Abu Dhabi, the 19-year-old Briton said on Monday.

U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss this week's Mubadala World Tennis Championship exhibition event in Abu Dhabi, the 19-year-old Briton said on Monday. Raducanu, who became the first qualifier to win a major when she triumphed at Flushing Meadows in September, was due to face Olympics singles gold medallist Belinda Bencic at the Dec. 16-18 event. ALSO READ: Relive nerve-wracking tennis rallies featuring big guns Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and more - Watch "I was very much looking forward to playing in front of the fans here in Abu Dhabi, but unfortunately after testing positive for COVID-19, I will have to postpone until the next opportunity," Raducanu said. "I'm isolating as per rules and hopefully will be able to get back soon." Organisers said that they are looking at "alternative top female competitors" to replace Raducanu at the event. Men's world number six Rafa Nadal and last year's U.S. Open winner Dominic Thiem are set to return from their injury layoffs in Abu Dhabi. ALSO READ | World no. 1 Ashleigh Barty to return to action in Adelaide, Nadal and Osaka in Melbourne ATP event Britain's Andy Murray, Russian Andrey Rublev, Norway's Casper Ruud and Canadian Denis Shapovalov will also participate in the event before the 2022 competitive season kicks off in Australia.

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The latest tennis sensation and US Open champion from Great Britain, Emma Raducanu`s string of poor performances continued with the 18-year-old losing to qualifier Wang Xinyu of China 6-1, 6-7(0), 7-5 in the second round of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz here. 
 
Xinyu earned her first top-20 win, stunning the No.1 seed Raducanu in a late Tuesday evening game, while second seed Simona Halep of Romania reversed a recent loss to Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus to reach the quarterfinals. 
 
World No.106 Wang needed 2 hours and 36 minutes to knock off this year`s most recent Grand Slam champion, and the 20-year-old from Shenzhen, China edged closer to potentially making her top-100 debut on the WTA.

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"I really felt the passion here," Wang said after her triumph. "It`s also my first time here; I really enjoy playing this tournament," she told wtatennis.com. 
 
Coming into Linz, Wang had played top-20 opposition for the first four times in her career this season, and she was unable to win a set in any of those clashes. But with Raducanu having just hit her new career-high ranking of world No.20 in this week`s singles rankings, Wang was able to capture her first top-20 victory in Linz. 
 
Last month, Raducanu was brought crashing down to earth in her first tournament since her US Open triumph, losing in straight sets to Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. It had ended her 10-match winning streak that began in New York. 
 
Wang played an aggressive first set, moving forward whenever she could to take command of points. Wang finished the first set with 13 winners to just three unforced errors, and she never faced a break point as she reeled off six games in a row. 
 
Raducanu exhibited some of her US Open form in the second set and won the tie-break to come on level terms. However, there were no break points in the decisive final set until Wang powered through a love break for 5-4. Serving for the match, Wang squandered two match points as Raducanu pulled back level at 5-5, but the Chinese player quickly gritted out another break for 6-5. 
 
"I always try to believe in myself and always try to focus on this point, right now, and just enjoying the match," Wang said after the match.

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Next up for Wang will be a quarterfinal matchup with No.8 seed Alison Riske of the United States. Riske defeated France`s Alize Cornet, 6-4, 6-4. 
 
No.2 seed Halep got her Upper Austria Ladies Linz campaign off to a satisfying start, taking revenge on Aliaksandra Sasnovich in a top-notch 7-5, 6-3 second-round win. 
 
Sasnovich had defeated Halep 7-5, 6-4 in the third round of Indian Wells one month ago, and throughout their rematch tested the former world No.1.

The latest tennis sensation and US Open champion from Great Britain, Emma Raducanu`s string of poor performances continued with the 18-year-old losing to qualifier Wang Xinyu of China 6-1, 6-7(0), 7-5 in the second round of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz here.

The latest tennis sensation and US Open champion from Great Britain, Emma Raducanu`s string of poor performances continued with the 18-year-old losing to qualifier Wang Xinyu of China 6-1, 6-7(0), 7-5 in the second round of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz here. Xinyu earned her first top-20 win, stunning the No.1 seed Raducanu in a late Tuesday evening game, while second seed Simona Halep of Romania reversed a recent loss to Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus to reach the quarterfinals. World No.106 Wang needed 2 hours and 36 minutes to knock off this year`s most recent Grand Slam champion, and the 20-year-old from Shenzhen, China edged closer to potentially making her top-100 debut on the WTA. ALSO READ: Novak Djokovic downs Daniil Medvedev to claim record sixth Paris Masters title "I really felt the passion here," Wang said after her triumph. "It`s also my first time here; I really enjoy playing this tournament," she told wtatennis.com. Coming into Linz, Wang had played top-20 opposition for the first four times in her career this season, and she was unable to win a set in any of those clashes. But with Raducanu having just hit her new career-high ranking of world No.20 in this week`s singles rankings, Wang was able to capture her first top-20 victory in Linz. Last month, Raducanu was brought crashing down to earth in her first tournament since her US Open triumph, losing in straight sets to Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. It had ended her 10-match winning streak that began in New York. Wang played an aggressive first set, moving forward whenever she could to take command of points. Wang finished the first set with 13 winners to just three unforced errors, and she never faced a break point as she reeled off six games in a row. Raducanu exhibited some of her US Open form in the second set and won the tie-break to come on level terms. However, there were no break points in the decisive final set until Wang powered through a love break for 5-4. Serving for the match, Wang squandered two match points as Raducanu pulled back level at 5-5, but the Chinese player quickly gritted out another break for 6-5. "I always try to believe in myself and always try to focus on this point, right now, and just enjoying the match," Wang said after the match. ALSO READ: Protecting predators: China covers up tennis star's sexual assault allegations against former vice premier Next up for Wang will be a quarterfinal matchup with No.8 seed Alison Riske of the United States. Riske defeated France`s Alize Cornet, 6-4, 6-4. No.2 seed Halep got her Upper Austria Ladies Linz campaign off to a satisfying start, taking revenge on Aliaksandra Sasnovich in a top-notch 7-5, 6-3 second-round win. Sasnovich had defeated Halep 7-5, 6-4 in the third round of Indian Wells one month ago, and throughout their rematch tested the former world No.1.

Austria Ladies Linz: US Open champion Emma Raducanu shocked by China's qualifier Wang Xinyu

Ukrainian sixth seed Marta Kostyuk swept aside U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu for an emphatic 6-2 6-1 win to march into the last four of the Transylvania Open on Friday.

Raducanu, who won her first two matches on the WTA tour to reach the quarter-finals, made 41 unforced errors as Kostyuk dictated play from the back of the court and easily overpowered the 18-year-old Briton.

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Raducanu lost her opening service game and never recovered from the early setback, squandering her only break-point opportunity in the sixth game of the first set.

The second set started much like the first, with Raducanu again surrendering serve and the 19-year-old Kostyuk taking full advantage of her opponent`s erratic groundstrokes.

Raducanu showed glimpses of a fightback towards the end as she saved three match points on her own serve but eventually sent a backhand wide to fall to a crushing defeat in just under an hour.

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Kostyuk will take on local favourite and former world number one Simona Halep. The other semi-final will be contested between Sweden`s Rebecca Peterson and Estonian Anett Kontaveit. 
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Ukrainian sixth seed Marta Kostyuk swept aside U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu for an emphatic 6-2 6-1 win to march into the last four of the Transylvania Open on Friday.

Ukrainian sixth seed Marta Kostyuk swept aside U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu for an emphatic 6-2 6-1 win to march into the last four of the Transylvania Open on Friday. Raducanu, who won her first two matches on the WTA tour to reach the quarter-finals, made 41 unforced errors as Kostyuk dictated play from the back of the court and easily overpowered the 18-year-old Briton. ALSO READ: WATCH: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic's equations make fan-club fights seem meaningless Raducanu lost her opening service game and never recovered from the early setback, squandering her only break-point opportunity in the sixth game of the first set. The second set started much like the first, with Raducanu again surrendering serve and the 19-year-old Kostyuk taking full advantage of her opponent`s erratic groundstrokes. Raducanu showed glimpses of a fightback towards the end as she saved three match points on her own serve but eventually sent a backhand wide to fall to a crushing defeat in just under an hour. ALSO READ: Emma Raducanu beats Ana Bogdan to reach Transylvania Open quarter-finals Kostyuk will take on local favourite and former world number one Simona Halep. The other semi-final will be contested between Sweden`s Rebecca Peterson and Estonian Anett Kontaveit.

WTA Tour: Emma Raducanu sent packing by Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk at Transylvania Open

US&nbsp;Open champion Emma Raducanu eased into the Transylvania Open quarter-finals with a controlled 6-3 6-4 win over home favourite Ana Bogdan in the second round on Thursday.

Raducanu followed up her maiden WTA Tour win over Polona Hercog -- a battling three-set victory on Tuesday -- with a much improved performance against Bogdan and looked steady on serve, winning 87.5% of her first serve points.

"It was so good to play a Romanian here. All the volunteers who go into making this tournament possible, we really appreciate their support. Ana was a great opponent," Raducanu said after the match.

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"It's definitely taking me some time to find my feet still. I`m taking some learnings from every match I play. I still don't think I'm the finished product yet."

Raducanu, who announced herself on the grandest stage when she claimed the Flushing Meadows title as a qualifier last month, added that she has gifted her U.S. Open trophy to the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA).

"I just thought the LTA had done so much for me and I just wanted them to have it as a sign for everything they had done for me. It`s a little gift," the British number one said.

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Raducanu will next face 19-year-old Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk.

US Open champion Emma Raducanu eased into the Transylvania Open quarter-finals with a controlled 6-3 6-4 win over home favourite Ana Bogdan in the second round on Thursday.

US Open champion Emma Raducanu eased into the Transylvania Open quarter-finals with a controlled 6-3 6-4 win over home favourite Ana Bogdan in the second round on Thursday. Raducanu followed up her maiden WTA Tour win over Polona Hercog -- a battling three-set victory on Tuesday -- with a much improved performance against Bogdan and looked steady on serve, winning 87.5% of her first serve points. "It was so good to play a Romanian here. All the volunteers who go into making this tournament possible, we really appreciate their support. Ana was a great opponent," Raducanu said after the match. ALSO READ: WTA roundup: Simona Halep beats Elena-Gabriela Ruse to record easy win in homeland "It's definitely taking me some time to find my feet still. I`m taking some learnings from every match I play. I still don't think I'm the finished product yet." Raducanu, who announced herself on the grandest stage when she claimed the Flushing Meadows title as a qualifier last month, added that she has gifted her U.S. Open trophy to the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA). "I just thought the LTA had done so much for me and I just wanted them to have it as a sign for everything they had done for me. It`s a little gift," the British number one said. ALSO READ: Teen sensation Emma Raducanu battles past Polona Hercog to secure first WTA Tour win Raducanu will next face 19-year-old Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk.

Emma Raducanu beats Ana Bogdan to reach Transylvania Open quarter-finals

U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu had to work hard for her first win on the WTA Tour after her fairytale New York triumph as she recovered from a set down to beat world number 124 Polona Hercog 4-6 7-5 6-1 in the Transylvania Open in Romania on Tuesday. Raducanu announced herself on the grandest stage when she claimed the Flushing Meadows title as a qualifier last month, but the 18-year-old Briton lost to Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus in straight sets at Indian Wells.

Still without a coach after parting ways with former Davis Cup player Andrew Richardson and having skipped the Kremlin Cup in Moscow, world number 23 Raducanu had sought to temper the expectations but showed her class in a difficult match.

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She surrendered the opening set tamely after being 4-1 up before showing glimpses of the fighting character that marked her maiden major success to draw level at one-set apiece. With the momentum going her way, Raducanu raised her level by a notch and roared to 5-0 in the deciding set, winning 77% of her first serve points to close out the victory in Cluj-Napoca.

"Polona`s a great opponent, and she`s really experienced, so I really had to fight hard to pull that one through," Raducanu said of the 30-year-old Slovenian. "I thought that by the end of the third set I was playing some better tennis and the most important thing was I earned another opportunity to go and play better in my next round." 
"It feels like a huge win, to be honest. It`s actually my first WTA win, which makes me very, very happy." 
Raducanu will next take on home favourite Ana Bogdan.

U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu had to work hard for her first win on the WTA Tour after her fairytale New York triumph as she recovered from a set down to beat world number 124 Polona Hercog 4-6 7-5 6-1 in the Transylvania Open in Romania on Tuesday.

U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu had to work hard for her first win on the WTA Tour after her fairytale New York triumph as she recovered from a set down to beat world number 124 Polona Hercog 4-6 7-5 6-1 in the Transylvania Open in Romania on Tuesday. Raducanu announced herself on the grandest stage when she claimed the Flushing Meadows title as a qualifier last month, but the 18-year-old Briton lost to Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus in straight sets at Indian Wells. Still without a coach after parting ways with former Davis Cup player Andrew Richardson and having skipped the Kremlin Cup in Moscow, world number 23 Raducanu had sought to temper the expectations but showed her class in a difficult match. ALSO READ | ATP Rankings: Roger Federer slips four positions to 15th, Jannik Sinner moves to career-high 11th spot She surrendered the opening set tamely after being 4-1 up before showing glimpses of the fighting character that marked her maiden major success to draw level at one-set apiece. With the momentum going her way, Raducanu raised her level by a notch and roared to 5-0 in the deciding set, winning 77% of her first serve points to close out the victory in Cluj-Napoca. "Polona`s a great opponent, and she`s really experienced, so I really had to fight hard to pull that one through," Raducanu said of the 30-year-old Slovenian. "I thought that by the end of the third set I was playing some better tennis and the most important thing was I earned another opportunity to go and play better in my next round." "It feels like a huge win, to be honest. It`s actually my first WTA win, which makes me very, very happy." Raducanu will next take on home favourite Ana Bogdan.

Teen sensation Emma Raducanu battles past Polona Hercog to secure first WTA Tour win

US Open champion Emma Raducanu has pulled out of this month`s Kremlin Cup, citing a "tournament schedule change".

The 18-year-old Briton was due to be back on the court at the Kremlin Cup in Moscow, which takes place between October 18-24. However, Raducanu announced on Thursday that she will be unable to play at the event this year.

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Raducanu has just played one match since she lifted the US Open trophy in the Flushing Meadows last month, suffering a second-round defeat to Aliaksandra Sasnovich at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells.

"Unfortunately I`ve had to make a tournament schedule change and won`t be able to play Moscow this year, but I hope to compete there and in front of the Russian fans next year," she said in a statement as per Sky Sports.

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"I look forward to returning to the tour in the next couple of weeks," she added.&nbsp;

US Open champion Emma Raducanu has pulled out of this month`s Kremlin Cup, citing a "tournament schedule change". The 18-year-old Briton was due to be back on the court at the Kremlin Cup in Moscow, which takes place between October 18-24.

US Open champion Emma Raducanu has pulled out of this month`s Kremlin Cup, citing a "tournament schedule change". The 18-year-old Briton was due to be back on the court at the Kremlin Cup in Moscow, which takes place between October 18-24. However, Raducanu announced on Thursday that she will be unable to play at the event this year. ALSO READ: US Open stars fall at Indian Wells, which struggles to draw a crowd Raducanu has just played one match since she lifted the US Open trophy in the Flushing Meadows last month, suffering a second-round defeat to Aliaksandra Sasnovich at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. "Unfortunately I`ve had to make a tournament schedule change and won`t be able to play Moscow this year, but I hope to compete there and in front of the Russian fans next year," she said in a statement as per Sky Sports. ALSO READ: Tunisia's Ons Jabeur to become first Arab player to crack top 10 after reaching Indian Wells semi-finals "I look forward to returning to the tour in the next couple of weeks," she added.

US Open champion Emma Raducanu withdraws from Kremlin Cup

With no teenagers and no Daniil Medvedev left in the draw, this tournament will definitely not be a repeat of the U.S. Open.

Medvedev, so cool and pressure-proof on his way to his first Grand Slam title last month in New York, looked ready to keep rolling Wednesday at the BNP Paribas Open.

He led Grigor Dimitrov by a set and two breaks of serve in the round of 16. But tennis remains an unpredictable game, and the top-seeded Medvedev proceeded to lose his way in the desert sunshine as Dimitrov, playing patiently and boldly at just the right times, reeled off wins in eight consecutive games and then held firm to finish off the upset, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.

“Impossible until possible, I guess,” Dimitrov said in a television interview.

But if this is not the U.S. Open, it is not truly the Indian Wells tournament, either. That event, usually held annually in March, has grown in size and stature under its free-spending owner, Larry Ellison, becoming the most popular and prestigious tour stop after the four Grand Slam tournaments and the year-end tour finals.

In 2019, 475,000 spectators came to the Indian Wells Tennis Garden during the event’s nearly two-week run, filling up the stadium courts and the upscale restaurants that overlook them. In recent years, the tournament generated an estimated annual economic impact of more than $400 million in the greater Palm Springs region.

But in March 2020, it became the first major international sports event to be canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The decision, which was ultimately Ellison’s call, turned out to be the correct one. Though there were skeptics when the move was announced just before the qualifying tournament, other leagues and events soon followed as the scope and threat of the pandemic became clearer.

“We thought they were nuts at first for calling it off,” Krystal Meier, a longtime fan and tournament attendee from Long Beach, said last week. “How could anybody have known what was coming?”

This year, the BNP Paribas Open was moved from March to October, and though the prize money is roughly the same as in 2019, the star power and atmosphere are not.

According to tournament officials, attendance is on track to be about half of what it was in 2019. The change in date is certainly a factor. Many seasonal residents have yet to arrive in the area, and regulars who made March attendance a tradition were clearly not ready to embrace October.

The decision to require vaccination of all spectators may have limited the overall numbers while reassuring some fans. “When we saw everybody was going to be vaccinated, we definitely felt better about coming,” Meier said.

But there is still underlying concern about attending mass events and traveling too far from home. More than 87% of the spectators in 2019 were from outside the Palm Springs area.

Another reason for the smaller crowds is surely the changing of the guard in tennis. The tournament is missing the two biggest stars in the women’s game (Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka) and the three biggest stars in the men’s game (Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic).

Federer, 40, and Nadal, 35, are recovering from injuries, and they announced the end of their 2020 seasons in August. Djokovic, 34, is resting and recovering after losing to Medvedev in straight sets in last month’s U.S. Open final, a defeat that stopped him just short of becoming the first man to complete a Grand Slam in singles since Rod Laver in 1969.

Dominic Thiem, who won the men’s title here in 2019, is also out with an injury. He, like the other high-profile absentees, still has a presence in Indian Wells. In a nod to the obvious, tournament organizers have put life-size images of all of them on a wall behind Stadium 2 featuring the words “We miss you.” It has become a magnet during the event, with fans posing for photographs next to the photographs.

Posing next to flesh-and-blood players has been much trickier because of the pandemic restrictions, which have meant a ban on official autograph sessions. (Informal signings have still taken place.)

None of the women’s singles quarterfinalists in New York reached the quarterfinals here, with surprise Open champion Emma Raducanu losing in her opening match to the 100th-ranked Aliaksandra Sasnovich.

The far more experienced Medvedev fared better with his bedeviling blend of offense and defense, and he fared very well against Dimitrov until he took a 4-1 lead in the second set.

But Dimitrov, the Bulgarian who is seeded No. 23, was opportunistic enough to change the momentum. At 30, he has yet to reach the heights that have seemed his destiny, given his stylish, all-court game. But he remains a dangerous opponent, and after showing flashes of fine form at the San Diego Open the week before Indian Wells, he lifted his game Wednesday as Medvedev’s dropped.

“He definitely flipped the switch,” Medvedev said. “It’s not that I started missing everything and like really playing bad. I still maintained some level, if we can call it like this. In so many matches, it would be enough to finish the match.”

Once in the rallies, Dimitrov almost exclusively sliced his single-handed backhand down the stretch and waited — and waited — to take big risks with his forehand. Most of them paid off in the final set, and he took a 5-1 lead as Medvedev expressed displeasure in rare fashion by breaking a racket between his first and second serves (he double faulted) and going on to lose his serve for the sixth time.

“That shows how slow this court is, and the conditions are more like clay, I would say, which I don’t like,” Medvedev said.

Dimitrov soon lost his serve, too, as he tried to finish off the upset at 5-1, but he did not falter at 5-3, holding at love and thrusting both arms into the air.

Though the sky above him was typical Indian Wells — clear and azure — what was happening back on earth remained anything but business as usual.

With no teenagers and no Daniil Medvedev left in the draw, this tournament will definitely not be a repeat of the U.S. Open. Medvedev, so cool and pressure-proof on his way to his first Grand Slam title last month in New York, looked ready to keep rolling Wednesday at the BNP Paribas Open.

With no teenagers and no Daniil Medvedev left in the draw, this tournament will definitely not be a repeat of the U.S. Open. Medvedev, so cool and pressure-proof on his way to his first Grand Slam title last month in New York, looked ready to keep rolling Wednesday at the BNP Paribas Open. He led Grigor Dimitrov by a set and two breaks of serve in the round of 16. But tennis remains an unpredictable game, and the top-seeded Medvedev proceeded to lose his way in the desert sunshine as Dimitrov, playing patiently and boldly at just the right times, reeled off wins in eight consecutive games and then held firm to finish off the upset, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. “Impossible until possible, I guess,” Dimitrov said in a television interview. But if this is not the U.S. Open, it is not truly the Indian Wells tournament, either. That event, usually held annually in March, has grown in size and stature under its free-spending owner, Larry Ellison, becoming the most popular and prestigious tour stop after the four Grand Slam tournaments and the year-end tour finals. In 2019, 475,000 spectators came to the Indian Wells Tennis Garden during the event’s nearly two-week run, filling up the stadium courts and the upscale restaurants that overlook them. In recent years, the tournament generated an estimated annual economic impact of more than $400 million in the greater Palm Springs region. But in March 2020, it became the first major international sports event to be canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The decision, which was ultimately Ellison’s call, turned out to be the correct one. Though there were skeptics when the move was announced just before the qualifying tournament, other leagues and events soon followed as the scope and threat of the pandemic became clearer. “We thought they were nuts at first for calling it off,” Krystal Meier, a longtime fan and tournament attendee from Long Beach, said last week. “How could anybody have known what was coming?” This year, the BNP Paribas Open was moved from March to October, and though the prize money is roughly the same as in 2019, the star power and atmosphere are not. According to tournament officials, attendance is on track to be about half of what it was in 2019. The change in date is certainly a factor. Many seasonal residents have yet to arrive in the area, and regulars who made March attendance a tradition were clearly not ready to embrace October. The decision to require vaccination of all spectators may have limited the overall numbers while reassuring some fans. “When we saw everybody was going to be vaccinated, we definitely felt better about coming,” Meier said. But there is still underlying concern about attending mass events and traveling too far from home. More than 87% of the spectators in 2019 were from outside the Palm Springs area. Another reason for the smaller crowds is surely the changing of the guard in tennis. The tournament is missing the two biggest stars in the women’s game (Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka) and the three biggest stars in the men’s game (Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic). Federer, 40, and Nadal, 35, are recovering from injuries, and they announced the end of their 2020 seasons in August. Djokovic, 34, is resting and recovering after losing to Medvedev in straight sets in last month’s U.S. Open final, a defeat that stopped him just short of becoming the first man to complete a Grand Slam in singles since Rod Laver in 1969. Dominic Thiem, who won the men’s title here in 2019, is also out with an injury. He, like the other high-profile absentees, still has a presence in Indian Wells. In a nod to the obvious, tournament organizers have put life-size images of all of them on a wall behind Stadium 2 featuring the words “We miss you.” It has become a magnet during the event, with fans posing for photographs next to the photographs. Posing next to flesh-and-blood players has been much trickier because of the pandemic restrictions, which have meant a ban on official autograph sessions. (Informal signings have still taken place.) None of the women’s singles quarterfinalists in New York reached the quarterfinals here, with surprise Open champion Emma Raducanu losing in her opening match to the 100th-ranked Aliaksandra Sasnovich. The far more experienced Medvedev fared better with his bedeviling blend of offense and defense, and he fared very well against Dimitrov until he took a 4-1 lead in the second set. But Dimitrov, the Bulgarian who is seeded No. 23, was opportunistic enough to change the momentum. At 30, he has yet to reach the heights that have seemed his destiny, given his stylish, all-court game. But he remains a dangerous opponent, and after showing flashes of fine form at the San Diego Open the week before Indian Wells, he lifted his game Wednesday as Medvedev’s dropped. “He definitely flipped the switch,” Medvedev said. “It’s not that I started missing everything and like really playing bad. I still maintained some level, if we can call it like this. In so many matches, it would be enough to finish the match.” Once in the rallies, Dimitrov almost exclusively sliced his single-handed backhand down the stretch and waited — and waited — to take big risks with his forehand. Most of them paid off in the final set, and he took a 5-1 lead as Medvedev expressed displeasure in rare fashion by breaking a racket between his first and second serves (he double faulted) and going on to lose his serve for the sixth time. “That shows how slow this court is, and the conditions are more like clay, I would say, which I don’t like,” Medvedev said. Dimitrov soon lost his serve, too, as he tried to finish off the upset at 5-1, but he did not falter at 5-3, holding at love and thrusting both arms into the air. Though the sky above him was typical Indian Wells — clear and azure — what was happening back on earth remained anything but business as usual.

US Open stars fall at Indian Wells, which struggles to draw a crowd

World No.100 Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus ended Emma Raducanu`s 10-match winning streak on Saturday (IST), defeating the reigning US Open champion 6-2, 6-4 in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open here. Sasnovich will face 2015 champion Simona Halep of the US for a spot in the Round of 16 on Sunday. 
 
Coming into the second-round duel, Raducanu was riding a 10-match winning streak from her historic title run at the US Open, where she reeled off 20 consecutive sets through qualifying and the main draw to become the first British woman to win a major since Virginia Wade in 1977. In contrast, Sasnovich, who reached a career-high No.30 in 2018, had just one top-50 victory in a completed match this season. 
 
Yet despite her sub-par 2021 season, the Belarusian has a proven track record of being a seed-slaying danger in the early rounds of big events. The 27-year-old had already notched 15 top-20 wins in her career, including victories over Petra Kvitova at 2018 Wimbledon, Elina Svitolina at 2018 Brisbane, and Karolina Pliskova at 2016 Tokyo. 
 
"I saw a few matches of her when she played US Open and Wimbledon as well," Sasnovich told wtatennis.com. "She`s really a talented girl. She has a strong forehand, backhand. She tries to be always aggressive." 
 
"It was a really good match for me. I play really well. I know she just won US Open. I lost there in the first round. So, a little bit different. But I tried to go on court, I tried to enjoy. I did everything right and I`m happy with the result, of course." 
 
Raducanu started the match right where she left off in New York, reeling off the first six points with top-notch tennis. With both players looking to play offensive tennis, Sasnovich weathered the early surge and began to find consistent depth off the baseline. The Belarusian broke first to open up a 3-1 lead and broke the Raducanu serve again for a 5-2 lead, closing the opening set after 30 minutes. 
 
No.7 seed Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic moved into the third round of the BNP Paribas Open for the seventh time in her career with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands. 
 
In the first meeting between the two veteran left-handers, Kvitova weathered a closely-contested patch in the early second set to earn a comprehensive victory in an hour and 16 minutes. 
 
Kvitova swept to an initial 4-0 lead and claimed the first set in half an hour, but world No.68 Rus picked up her play as the second set started. 
 
Kvitova used her devastating forehand return to obtain a critical break for 3-2 in the second set, and the Czech charged to the win from there, picking off the last five games of the match. 
 
Kvitova will next face No.27 seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, in an intriguing face-off between two-time Grand Slam champions. Kvitova leads the head-to-head 5-3. 
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World No.100 Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus ended Emma Raducanu`s 10-match winning streak on Saturday (IST), defeating the reigning US Open champion 6-2, 6-4 in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open here.

World No.100 Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus ended Emma Raducanu`s 10-match winning streak on Saturday (IST), defeating the reigning US Open champion 6-2, 6-4 in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open here. Sasnovich will face 2015 champion Simona Halep of the US for a spot in the Round of 16 on Sunday. Coming into the second-round duel, Raducanu was riding a 10-match winning streak from her historic title run at the US Open, where she reeled off 20 consecutive sets through qualifying and the main draw to become the first British woman to win a major since Virginia Wade in 1977. In contrast, Sasnovich, who reached a career-high No.30 in 2018, had just one top-50 victory in a completed match this season. Yet despite her sub-par 2021 season, the Belarusian has a proven track record of being a seed-slaying danger in the early rounds of big events. The 27-year-old had already notched 15 top-20 wins in her career, including victories over Petra Kvitova at 2018 Wimbledon, Elina Svitolina at 2018 Brisbane, and Karolina Pliskova at 2016 Tokyo. "I saw a few matches of her when she played US Open and Wimbledon as well," Sasnovich told wtatennis.com. "She`s really a talented girl. She has a strong forehand, backhand. She tries to be always aggressive." "It was a really good match for me. I play really well. I know she just won US Open. I lost there in the first round. So, a little bit different. But I tried to go on court, I tried to enjoy. I did everything right and I`m happy with the result, of course." Raducanu started the match right where she left off in New York, reeling off the first six points with top-notch tennis. With both players looking to play offensive tennis, Sasnovich weathered the early surge and began to find consistent depth off the baseline. The Belarusian broke first to open up a 3-1 lead and broke the Raducanu serve again for a 5-2 lead, closing the opening set after 30 minutes. No.7 seed Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic moved into the third round of the BNP Paribas Open for the seventh time in her career with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands. In the first meeting between the two veteran left-handers, Kvitova weathered a closely-contested patch in the early second set to earn a comprehensive victory in an hour and 16 minutes. Kvitova swept to an initial 4-0 lead and claimed the first set in half an hour, but world No.68 Rus picked up her play as the second set started. Kvitova used her devastating forehand return to obtain a critical break for 3-2 in the second set, and the Czech charged to the win from there, picking off the last five games of the match. Kvitova will next face No.27 seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, in an intriguing face-off between two-time Grand Slam champions. Kvitova leads the head-to-head 5-3.

US Open champion Emma Raducanu sent packing by world No. 100 at Indian Wells

Weeks after her US Open title triumph, British teen sensation Emma Raducanu has split from coach Andrew Richardson, with the 18-year-old insisting that she needs "a more experienced mentor" on the WTA Tour. 
 
Richardson had accompanied Raducanu to New York for the year-end Grand Slam where she had beaten 19-year-old Leylah Fernandez of Canada in straight sets to become an overnight celebrity. 
 
"Where I was at after Wimbledon, I was ranked around 200 in the world and at the time I thought Andrew would be a great coach to trial so we went to the (United) States but never did I even dream of winning the US Open and having the run I did and now I`m ranked 22 in the world, which is pretty crazy to me," said Raducanu. 
 
"I feel like at this stage in my career, and playing the top players in the world, I realised I really need someone right now that has had that WTA Tour experience at the high levels, which means that I`m looking for someone who has been at that level and knows what it takes. And especially right now because I`m so new to it, I really need someone to guide me who`s already been through that," the tennis ace was quoted as saying by Daily Mail on Friday. 
 
Raducanu said she has yet to zero in on a trainer though rumours abound that she might hire top coach Darren Cahill, who is now a free agent after having split with former world No. 1 Simona Halep. 
 
Raducanu had earlier split with tennis ace Andy Murray`s father-in-law Nigel Sears after Wimbledon. 
 
Raducanu, who became the first-ever qualifier to triumph at a major, is aiming to return to competition by entering the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells (October 6 onwards). 
 
"I`ll decide in the next few days where I`m going to go to but, wherever I play next, I`m going to make sure I`m ready. I don`t want to jump into things too early," she said. 
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Weeks after her US Open title triumph, British teen sensation Emma Raducanu has split from coach Andrew Richardson, with the 18-year-old insisting that she needs "a more experienced mentor" on the WTA Tour.

Weeks after her US Open title triumph, British teen sensation Emma Raducanu has split from coach Andrew Richardson, with the 18-year-old insisting that she needs "a more experienced mentor" on the WTA Tour. Richardson had accompanied Raducanu to New York for the year-end Grand Slam where she had beaten 19-year-old Leylah Fernandez of Canada in straight sets to become an overnight celebrity. "Where I was at after Wimbledon, I was ranked around 200 in the world and at the time I thought Andrew would be a great coach to trial so we went to the (United) States but never did I even dream of winning the US Open and having the run I did and now I`m ranked 22 in the world, which is pretty crazy to me," said Raducanu. "I feel like at this stage in my career, and playing the top players in the world, I realised I really need someone right now that has had that WTA Tour experience at the high levels, which means that I`m looking for someone who has been at that level and knows what it takes. And especially right now because I`m so new to it, I really need someone to guide me who`s already been through that," the tennis ace was quoted as saying by Daily Mail on Friday. Raducanu said she has yet to zero in on a trainer though rumours abound that she might hire top coach Darren Cahill, who is now a free agent after having split with former world No. 1 Simona Halep. Raducanu had earlier split with tennis ace Andy Murray`s father-in-law Nigel Sears after Wimbledon. Raducanu, who became the first-ever qualifier to triumph at a major, is aiming to return to competition by entering the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells (October 6 onwards). "I`ll decide in the next few days where I`m going to go to but, wherever I play next, I`m going to make sure I`m ready. I don`t want to jump into things too early," she said.

Weeks after US Open triumph, British teen sensation Emma Raducanu splits with coach

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has termed 18-year-old tennis player Emma Raducanu as "talent of the century". Raducanu defeated Leylah Fernandez of Canada in the finals of the US Open to win her maiden Grand Slam."I watched the final, and it was absolutely impressive. It`s been a long time since I watched a full women`s tennis game, to be honest, and I was really impressed by the power, speed, and the whole game. Women`s tennis is obviously in a brilliant moment," Goal.com quoted Fernandez as saying.

"These two girls were 18 and 19, and what they showed was massively impressive. Both during the game itself, and then during the trophy ceremony. Both girls, how they spoke, at 18 or 19, that was inspiring to be honest, even more so than the tennis! I was absolutely overwhelmed by the way the two girls presented themselves," he added. Further talking about Raducanu, Klopp said: "That`s what you can take from it. If you are 18 years old and you win the US Open, there is one thing that has obviously happened in the last 10-15 years; hard work. She is for sure the talent of the century, but without hard work, it is not possible to be there."

"To see her there and smiling during the game, it really was the nicest thing I could imagine. I will for sure watch women`s tennis much more now than I did in the last few years," he added.US Open champion Emma Raducanu jumped 127 spots in this week`s WTA Rankings, moving from No. 150 to No. 23, while runner-up at New York, Leylah Fernandez moved to No. 28.For the first time in six years, Britain has a new top player in Emma Raducanu. The teenager started the year at No. 345 (11 best among British women), but her ranking has been on a rapid climb in the past three months. The Briton has won 21 of her past 25 matches. After reaching the fourth round at Wimbledon as a wildcard, Raducanu`s ranking improved from No.338 to No.179, helping her secure a spot in qualifying at the US Open.By winning the US Open as a qualifier, Raducanu earned 2,040 points and jumped 127 spots to No. 23. She also overtakes Johanna Konta as the highest-ranked woman from Britain.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has termed 18-year-old tennis player Emma Raducanu as "talent of the century". Raducanu defeated Leylah Fernandez of Canada in the finals of the US Open to win her maiden Grand Slam.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has termed 18-year-old tennis player Emma Raducanu as "talent of the century". Raducanu defeated Leylah Fernandez of Canada in the finals of the US Open to win her maiden Grand Slam."I watched the final, and it was absolutely impressive. It`s been a long time since I watched a full women`s tennis game, to be honest, and I was really impressed by the power, speed, and the whole game. Women`s tennis is obviously in a brilliant moment," Goal.com quoted Fernandez as saying. "These two girls were 18 and 19, and what they showed was massively impressive. Both during the game itself, and then during the trophy ceremony. Both girls, how they spoke, at 18 or 19, that was inspiring to be honest, even more so than the tennis! I was absolutely overwhelmed by the way the two girls presented themselves," he added. Further talking about Raducanu, Klopp said: "That`s what you can take from it. If you are 18 years old and you win the US Open, there is one thing that has obviously happened in the last 10-15 years; hard work. She is for sure the talent of the century, but without hard work, it is not possible to be there." "To see her there and smiling during the game, it really was the nicest thing I could imagine. I will for sure watch women`s tennis much more now than I did in the last few years," he added.US Open champion Emma Raducanu jumped 127 spots in this week`s WTA Rankings, moving from No. 150 to No. 23, while runner-up at New York, Leylah Fernandez moved to No. 28.For the first time in six years, Britain has a new top player in Emma Raducanu. The teenager started the year at No. 345 (11 best among British women), but her ranking has been on a rapid climb in the past three months. The Briton has won 21 of her past 25 matches. After reaching the fourth round at Wimbledon as a wildcard, Raducanu`s ranking improved from No.338 to No.179, helping her secure a spot in qualifying at the US Open.By winning the US Open as a qualifier, Raducanu earned 2,040 points and jumped 127 spots to No. 23. She also overtakes Johanna Konta as the highest-ranked woman from Britain.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp terms US Open champion Emma Raducanu as 'talent of the century'

Emma Raducanu has spent her time hopping from one media interview to another since her fairytale U.S. Open triumph and how she deals with her new-found fame could be as important as her tennis skills for her long-term success. 
 
The 18-year-old Briton stunned the world with her improbable run to the title last week, triggering comparisons with some of the greatest achievements in sport. 
 
Her innocence, youthful exuberance and contagious smile have made Raducanu an instant hit with fans and the media and sports marketing experts believe she could become one of the world`s most marketable athletes. 
 
Raducanu is not the first teenager to win a Grand Slam title, of course, and the experiences of other women who have made their breakthroughs on the game`s biggest stage in recent years illustrate that sudden fame can be a mixed blessing. 
 
"I often say that we prepare how to deal with a loss but we often don`t prepare for success," Daria Abramowicz, a sports psychologist who works with Pole Iga Swiatek who won the French Open at the age of 19 last year, told Reuters. 
 
"The biggest challenge from psychological perspective as we consider high performance sports is to adapt and adjust to this new reality ... in terms of partnership, sponsorship, business side of things." 
 
Swiatek`s French Open triumph was almost as stunning as Raducanu`s and she said it changed her life overnight, leaving her struggling to adjust to her celebrity status and keep up with the financial and media demands. 
 
The most graphic example is that of Japan`s Naomi Osaka, who has been marked as the next dominant player in women`s sport since she announced herself on the big stage with her U.S. Open triumph in 2018. 
 
Still only 23, four-times major champion has struggled with mental health issues she thinks were triggered by the massive burden of expectation on her. 
 
Raducanu has experienced help at hand as she is managed by super-agent Max Eisenbud, who turned Maria Sharapova into the highest-earning female athlete after the Russian won Wimbledon aged 17. 
 
Katie Spellman, who represents multiple major winners Simona Halep and Petra Kvitova, said her advice to Raducanu`s team would be to focus on quality over quantity in terms of media commitments. 
 
Spellman also suggested professional media training for her and addition of someone to Raducanu`s team who could help the teenager manage her social media accounts, which have seen the number of followers rocket in last few days. 
 
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It is not just the higher profile that will change things for Raducanu going forward, however, but also the attitude and approach of her opponents on court. 
 
"The other players will be preparing for her game, will try to find her weakness on court, won`t be surprised with the level or tactics for example, that`s the work that people are doing right now in tennis on a daily basis," Abramowicz added. 
 
That means that achieving more success after the initial breakthrough can take time, if it comes at all. 
 
Swiatek has reached one Grand Slam quarter-final since her Roland Garros triumph, while Jelena Ostapenko has not come anywhere near matching her 2017 French Open success. 
 
Bianca Andreescu`s win over Serena Williams in the 2019 U.S. Open final was considered a seismic event in women`s tennis, but the Canadian has not won a WTA title since, although injury did wipe out her entire 2020 season. 
 
Even Williams, widely regarded as the greatest women`s player ever, took three years to win her second Grand Slam title after her first as a 17-year-old at the 1999 U.S. Open. 
 
"The organisation (WTA) has a lot of experience with a lot of players that have been in similar situation (to Raducanu)," said Abramowicz. 
 
"We should remember that for every single one of them, it`s their first time. So if we can share experience and help to educate that probably will be the best."

Emma Raducanu has spent her time hopping from one media interview to another since her fairytale U.S. Open triumph and how she deals with her new-found fame could be as important as her tennis skills for her long-term success.

Emma Raducanu has spent her time hopping from one media interview to another since her fairytale U.S. Open triumph and how she deals with her new-found fame could be as important as her tennis skills for her long-term success. The 18-year-old Briton stunned the world with her improbable run to the title last week, triggering comparisons with some of the greatest achievements in sport. Her innocence, youthful exuberance and contagious smile have made Raducanu an instant hit with fans and the media and sports marketing experts believe she could become one of the world`s most marketable athletes. Raducanu is not the first teenager to win a Grand Slam title, of course, and the experiences of other women who have made their breakthroughs on the game`s biggest stage in recent years illustrate that sudden fame can be a mixed blessing. "I often say that we prepare how to deal with a loss but we often don`t prepare for success," Daria Abramowicz, a sports psychologist who works with Pole Iga Swiatek who won the French Open at the age of 19 last year, told Reuters. "The biggest challenge from psychological perspective as we consider high performance sports is to adapt and adjust to this new reality ... in terms of partnership, sponsorship, business side of things." Swiatek`s French Open triumph was almost as stunning as Raducanu`s and she said it changed her life overnight, leaving her struggling to adjust to her celebrity status and keep up with the financial and media demands. The most graphic example is that of Japan`s Naomi Osaka, who has been marked as the next dominant player in women`s sport since she announced herself on the big stage with her U.S. Open triumph in 2018. Still only 23, four-times major champion has struggled with mental health issues she thinks were triggered by the massive burden of expectation on her. Raducanu has experienced help at hand as she is managed by super-agent Max Eisenbud, who turned Maria Sharapova into the highest-earning female athlete after the Russian won Wimbledon aged 17. Katie Spellman, who represents multiple major winners Simona Halep and Petra Kvitova, said her advice to Raducanu`s team would be to focus on quality over quantity in terms of media commitments. Spellman also suggested professional media training for her and addition of someone to Raducanu`s team who could help the teenager manage her social media accounts, which have seen the number of followers rocket in last few days. MORE SUCCESS It is not just the higher profile that will change things for Raducanu going forward, however, but also the attitude and approach of her opponents on court. "The other players will be preparing for her game, will try to find her weakness on court, won`t be surprised with the level or tactics for example, that`s the work that people are doing right now in tennis on a daily basis," Abramowicz added. That means that achieving more success after the initial breakthrough can take time, if it comes at all. Swiatek has reached one Grand Slam quarter-final since her Roland Garros triumph, while Jelena Ostapenko has not come anywhere near matching her 2017 French Open success. Bianca Andreescu`s win over Serena Williams in the 2019 U.S. Open final was considered a seismic event in women`s tennis, but the Canadian has not won a WTA title since, although injury did wipe out her entire 2020 season. Even Williams, widely regarded as the greatest women`s player ever, took three years to win her second Grand Slam title after her first as a 17-year-old at the 1999 U.S. Open. "The organisation (WTA) has a lot of experience with a lot of players that have been in similar situation (to Raducanu)," said Abramowicz. "We should remember that for every single one of them, it`s their first time. So if we can share experience and help to educate that probably will be the best."

Emma Raducanu's toughest challenge is coping with the fame game

U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu said on Wednesday that her sensational win at Flushing Meadows had yet to sink in and that the 18 months she took off from the sport provided her with the "hunger" to prevail in New York. 
 
The 18-year-old Briton stunned the tennis world by defeating Canada`s Leylah Fernandez in straight sets on Saturday to become the first qualifier to capture a Grand Slam title. 
 
"I feel great. Everything that`s happened in the last 72 hours has been so much fun... it still hasn`t really sunk in, but occasionally I`ll remember that I won the U.S. Open. So yeah, a really funny feeling," she told the WTA website. 
 
Raducanu took a break from tennis last year due to the pandemic and also because her parents insisted that she should complete her high school exams. "Having 18 months away... coming out you play every match like you don`t know when your last match will be. That was how I was approaching the whole summer... But the biggest thing is that I never once got ahead of myself," she said. 
 
"For three weeks I just played the opponent in front of me, I took care of what I wanted to try and achieve on that day against that opponent, and just repeated it for three weeks." 
 
Raducanu has made a string of public appearances since her win last weekend, the most high-profile being at the Met Gala in New York on Monday. The teenager called her red-carpet experience "eye-opening", adding: "At the Met Gala everyone is so experienced and so accomplished in their own way and it was really cool to hear how they are and their perspective on things." 
 
For now, Raducanu said that she planned to switch off from tennis following an intense few weeks and was not entirely sure when her next tournament would be. "I think for me, still, I cherish the most the moments with the team after the win... that was probably the most special night ever, when we were reflecting... I know I`ll get back to work probably Monday or early next week... schedule-wise, I`m not sure," she added.

U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu said on Wednesday that her sensational win at Flushing Meadows had yet to sink in and that the 18 months she took off from the sport provided her with the "hunger" to prevail in New York.

U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu said on Wednesday that her sensational win at Flushing Meadows had yet to sink in and that the 18 months she took off from the sport provided her with the "hunger" to prevail in New York. The 18-year-old Briton stunned the tennis world by defeating Canada`s Leylah Fernandez in straight sets on Saturday to become the first qualifier to capture a Grand Slam title. "I feel great. Everything that`s happened in the last 72 hours has been so much fun... it still hasn`t really sunk in, but occasionally I`ll remember that I won the U.S. Open. So yeah, a really funny feeling," she told the WTA website. Raducanu took a break from tennis last year due to the pandemic and also because her parents insisted that she should complete her high school exams. "Having 18 months away... coming out you play every match like you don`t know when your last match will be. That was how I was approaching the whole summer... But the biggest thing is that I never once got ahead of myself," she said. "For three weeks I just played the opponent in front of me, I took care of what I wanted to try and achieve on that day against that opponent, and just repeated it for three weeks." Raducanu has made a string of public appearances since her win last weekend, the most high-profile being at the Met Gala in New York on Monday. The teenager called her red-carpet experience "eye-opening", adding: "At the Met Gala everyone is so experienced and so accomplished in their own way and it was really cool to hear how they are and their perspective on things." For now, Raducanu said that she planned to switch off from tennis following an intense few weeks and was not entirely sure when her next tournament would be. "I think for me, still, I cherish the most the moments with the team after the win... that was probably the most special night ever, when we were reflecting... I know I`ll get back to work probably Monday or early next week... schedule-wise, I`m not sure," she added.

U.S. Open victory yet to sink in, says teen sensation Emma Raducanu

US Open champion Emma Raducanu jumped 127 spots in this week`s WTA Rankings, moving from No. 150 to No. 23, while runner-up at New York, Leylah Fernandez moved to No. 28. For the first time in six years, Britain has a new top player in Emma Raducanu. The teenager started the year at No. 345 (11 best among British women), but her ranking has been on a rapid climb in the past three months.

The Briton has won 21 of her past 25 matches. After reaching the fourth round at Wimbledon as a wildcard, Raducanu`s ranking improved from No.338 to No.179, helping her secure a spot in qualifying at the US Open. By winning the US Open as a qualifier, Raducanu earned 2,040 points and jumped 127 spots to No. 23. She also overtakes Johanna Konta as the highest-ranked woman from Britain. US Open runner-up Leylah Fernandez jumped 45 spots, climbing from No. 73 to No. 28.

Fernandez joins compatriot Bianca Andreescu (No. 20) in the Top 30, giving Canada two woman ranked in the Top 30 for the first time in 34 years. Ashleigh Barty and Aryna Sabalenka remain unchanged atop this week`s rankings, a quarter-final run pushes Karolina Pliskova up one spot to No. 3 and Elina Svitolina sits at Top 4. Barbora Krejcikova moved up two spots from No. 9 to No. 7. In doubles, Hsieh Su-Wei has returned to the top of the WTA Rankings, replacing Elise Mertens, who held the top spot for nine consecutive weeks.&nbsp;

US Open champion Emma Raducanu jumped 127 spots in this week`s WTA Rankings, moving from No. 150 to No. 23, while runner-up at New York, Leylah Fernandez moved to No.

US Open champion Emma Raducanu jumped 127 spots in this week`s WTA Rankings, moving from No. 150 to No. 23, while runner-up at New York, Leylah Fernandez moved to No. 28. For the first time in six years, Britain has a new top player in Emma Raducanu. The teenager started the year at No. 345 (11 best among British women), but her ranking has been on a rapid climb in the past three months. The Briton has won 21 of her past 25 matches. After reaching the fourth round at Wimbledon as a wildcard, Raducanu`s ranking improved from No.338 to No.179, helping her secure a spot in qualifying at the US Open. By winning the US Open as a qualifier, Raducanu earned 2,040 points and jumped 127 spots to No. 23. She also overtakes Johanna Konta as the highest-ranked woman from Britain. US Open runner-up Leylah Fernandez jumped 45 spots, climbing from No. 73 to No. 28. Fernandez joins compatriot Bianca Andreescu (No. 20) in the Top 30, giving Canada two woman ranked in the Top 30 for the first time in 34 years. Ashleigh Barty and Aryna Sabalenka remain unchanged atop this week`s rankings, a quarter-final run pushes Karolina Pliskova up one spot to No. 3 and Elina Svitolina sits at Top 4. Barbora Krejcikova moved up two spots from No. 9 to No. 7. In doubles, Hsieh Su-Wei has returned to the top of the WTA Rankings, replacing Elise Mertens, who held the top spot for nine consecutive weeks.

WTA Rankings: US Open champ Emma Raducanu jumps 127 spots to 23, Lelyah Fernandez breaks into top-30

Andy Murray has described Emma Raducanu`s US Open title as "very special" after she became the first British woman to win a Grand Slam singles title for 44 years on Saturday. 
 
Nine years after Murray won the first of his three Grand Slam titles at the US&nbsp;Open, 18-year-old Raducanu stunned the tennis world by beating fellow teenager Leylah Fernandez in Flushing Meadows. 
 
Raducanu, the first qualifier ever to win a Grand Slam title, did not drop a set throughout the tournament. 
 
"It was incredible what she did there," Murray, who himself ended Britain`s 76-year wait for a male Grand Slam champion when he beat Novak Djokovic in the 2012 final, told the BBC. 
 
"What she did in New York was very special, a huge boost for British tennis and gives hopefully the governing bodies an opportunity to capitalise on that and get more and more kids involved in the sport. It`s great what she did and a huge opportunity for British tennis now." 
 
The 34-year-old Murray, who has long shouldered the burden of British tennis, said he knew how good Raducanu was when she reached the Wimbledon fourth round earlier this year. 
 
"I`ve spent a little bit of time around her on the practice court, but more so in the same building, training close to each other, and watching what she`s doing, and she`s obviously really, really good," the former world number one said.

Andy Murray has described Emma Raducanu`s US Open title as "very special" after she became the first British woman to win a Grand Slam singles title for 44 years on Saturday.

Andy Murray has described Emma Raducanu`s US Open title as "very special" after she became the first British woman to win a Grand Slam singles title for 44 years on Saturday. Nine years after Murray won the first of his three Grand Slam titles at the US Open, 18-year-old Raducanu stunned the tennis world by beating fellow teenager Leylah Fernandez in Flushing Meadows. Raducanu, the first qualifier ever to win a Grand Slam title, did not drop a set throughout the tournament. "It was incredible what she did there," Murray, who himself ended Britain`s 76-year wait for a male Grand Slam champion when he beat Novak Djokovic in the 2012 final, told the BBC. "What she did in New York was very special, a huge boost for British tennis and gives hopefully the governing bodies an opportunity to capitalise on that and get more and more kids involved in the sport. It`s great what she did and a huge opportunity for British tennis now." The 34-year-old Murray, who has long shouldered the burden of British tennis, said he knew how good Raducanu was when she reached the Wimbledon fourth round earlier this year. "I`ve spent a little bit of time around her on the practice court, but more so in the same building, training close to each other, and watching what she`s doing, and she`s obviously really, really good," the former world number one said.

Emma Raducanu's US Open win very special, says Andy Murray

Emma Raducanu has spent her time hopping from one media interview to another since her fairytale U.S. Open triumph and how she deals with her new-found fame could be as important as her tennis skills for her long-term success. 
 
The 18-year-old Briton stunned the world with her improbable run to the title last week, triggering comparisons with some of the greatest achievements in sport. 
 
Her innocence, youthful exuberance and contagious smile have made Raducanu an instant hit with fans and the media and sports marketing experts believe she could become one of the world`s most marketable athletes. 
 
Raducanu is not the first teenager to win a Grand Slam title, of course, and the experiences of other women who have made their breakthroughs on the game`s biggest stage in recent years illustrate that sudden fame can be a mixed blessing. 
 
"I often say that we prepare how to deal with a loss but we often don`t prepare for success," Daria Abramowicz, a sports psychologist who works with Pole Iga Swiatek who won the French Open at the age of 19 last year, told Reuters. 
 
"The biggest challenge from psychological perspective as we consider high performance sports is to adapt and adjust to this new reality ... in terms of partnership, sponsorship, business side of things." 
 
Swiatek`s French Open triumph was almost as stunning as Raducanu`s and she said it changed her life overnight, leaving her struggling to adjust to her celebrity status and keep up with the financial and media demands. 
 
The most graphic example is that of Japan`s Naomi Osaka, who has been marked as the next dominant player in women`s sport since she announced herself on the big stage with her U.S. Open triumph in 2018. 
 
Still only 23, four-times major champion has struggled with mental health issues she thinks were triggered by the massive burden of expectation on her. 
 
Raducanu has experienced help at hand as she is managed by super-agent Max Eisenbud, who turned Maria Sharapova into the highest-earning female athlete after the Russian won Wimbledon aged 18. 
 
Katie Spellman, who represents multiple major winners Simona Halep and Petra Kvitova, said her advice to Raducanu`s team would be to focus on quality over quantity in terms of media commitments. 
 
Spellman also suggested professional media training for her and addition of someone to Raducanu`s team who could help the teenager manage her social media accounts, which have seen the number of followers rocket in last few days. 
 
MORE SUCCESS 
 
It is not just the higher profile that will change things for Raducanu going forward, however, but also the attitude and approach of her opponents on court. 
 
"The other players will be preparing for her game, will try to find her weakness on court, won`t be surprised with the level or tactics for example, that`s the work that people are doing right now in tennis on a daily basis," Abramowicz added. 
 
That means that achieving more success after the initial breakthrough can take time, if it comes at all. Swiatek has reached one Grand Slam quarter-final since her Roland Garros triumph, while Jelena Ostapenko has not come anywhere near matching her 2017 French Open success. 
 
Bianca Andreescu`s win over Serena Williams in the 2019 U.S. Open final was considered a seismic event in women`s tennis, but the Canadian has not won a WTA title since, although injury did wipe out her entire 2020 season. Even Williams, widely regarded as the greatest women`s player ever, took three years to win her second Grand Slam after her first as a 17-year-old at the 1999 U.S. Open. 
 
"The organisation (WTA) has a lot of experience with a lot of players that have been in similar situation (to Raducanu)," said Abramowicz. "We should remember that for every single one of them, it`s their first time. So if we can share experience and help to educate that probably will be the best."

Emma Raducanu has spent her time hopping from one media interview to another since her fairytale U.S. Open triumph and how she deals with her new-found fame could be as important as her tennis skills for her long-term success. The 18-year-old Briton stunned the world with her improbable run to the title last week, triggering comparisons with some of the greatest achievements in sport. Her innocence, youthful exuberance and contagious smile have made Raducanu an instant hit with fans and the media and sports marketing experts believe she could become one of the world`s most marketable athletes. Raducanu is not the first teenager to win a Grand Slam title, of course, and the experiences of other women who have made their breakthroughs on the game`s biggest stage in recent years illustrate that sudden fame can be a mixed blessing. "I often say that we prepare how to deal with a loss but we often don`t prepare for success," Daria Abramowicz, a sports psychologist who works with Pole Iga Swiatek who won the French Open at the age of 19 last year, told Reuters. "The biggest challenge from psychological perspective as we consider high performance sports is to adapt and adjust to this new reality ... in terms of partnership, sponsorship, business side of things." Swiatek`s French Open triumph was almost as stunning as Raducanu`s and she said it changed her life overnight, leaving her struggling to adjust to her celebrity status and keep up with the financial and media demands. The most graphic example is that of Japan`s Naomi Osaka, who has been marked as the next dominant player in women`s sport since she announced herself on the big stage with her U.S. Open triumph in 2018. Still only 23, four-times major champion has struggled with mental health issues she thinks were triggered by the massive burden of expectation on her. Raducanu has experienced help at hand as she is managed by super-agent Max Eisenbud, who turned Maria Sharapova into the highest-earning female athlete after the Russian won Wimbledon aged 18. Katie Spellman, who represents multiple major winners Simona Halep and Petra Kvitova, said her advice to Raducanu`s team would be to focus on quality over quantity in terms of media commitments. Spellman also suggested professional media training for her and addition of someone to Raducanu`s team who could help the teenager manage her social media accounts, which have seen the number of followers rocket in last few days. MORE SUCCESS It is not just the higher profile that will change things for Raducanu going forward, however, but also the attitude and approach of her opponents on court. "The other players will be preparing for her game, will try to find her weakness on court, won`t be surprised with the level or tactics for example, that`s the work that people are doing right now in tennis on a daily basis," Abramowicz added. That means that achieving more success after the initial breakthrough can take time, if it comes at all. Swiatek has reached one Grand Slam quarter-final since her Roland Garros triumph, while Jelena Ostapenko has not come anywhere near matching her 2017 French Open success. Bianca Andreescu`s win over Serena Williams in the 2019 U.S. Open final was considered a seismic event in women`s tennis, but the Canadian has not won a WTA title since, although injury did wipe out her entire 2020 season. Even Williams, widely regarded as the greatest women`s player ever, took three years to win her second Grand Slam after her first as a 17-year-old at the 1999 U.S. Open. "The organisation (WTA) has a lot of experience with a lot of players that have been in similar situation (to Raducanu)," said Abramowicz. "We should remember that for every single one of them, it`s their first time. So if we can share experience and help to educate that probably will be the best."

Emma Raducanu's toughest challenge is coping with the fame game post US Open triumph

US Open 2021 came to an end recently and the marquee tournament saw some emphatic performances from the younger brigade. While Russia's 25-year-old Daniil Medvedev stunned Novak Djokovic and ended the Serbian's bid to complete a calendar-year Grand Slam, first in men's tennis since 1969, the teenage sensations Emma Raducanu and Leylah&nbsp;Fernandez made a mark in women's singles.&nbsp;

It was the clash of two teenagers in the women's singles category, where Britain's Emma Raducanu defeated Canadian Fernandez 6-4, 6-3 in straight sets to win her first-ever major career title.&nbsp;Following her magnificent victory over Fernandez at the US Open, Raducanu displayed a glimpse of her Mandarin. The 18-year-old spoke the language really well and delivered a message to her fans through a video.&nbsp;“Hi, everyone. I wanna say thank you to you guys and I hope you could enjoy my tennis. I’m thrilled to win. Love you all, see you,” said Raducanu in the message.

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For the unversed, Raducanu is a British citizen, however, she has connections with China as her mother belongs from Shenyang, a province in China. Hence, Raducanu has such a strong command over the language and spoke in mandarin fluently, making heads turn especially for those unaware of her Chinese connection.&nbsp;

Raducanu, following her US Open title, has moved as many as 127 spots in the WTA rankings to attain the 23rd position whereas his rival and runners-up Fernandez now acquires the 28th spot.&nbsp;

US Open 2021 came to an end recently and the marquee tournament saw some emphatic performances from the younger brigade. While Russia's 25-year-old Daniil Medvedev stunned Novak Djokovic and ended the Serbian's bid to complete a calendar-year Grand Slam, first in men's tennis since 1969, the teenage sensations Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez made a mark in women's singles.

US Open 2021 came to an end recently and the marquee tournament saw some emphatic performances from the younger brigade. While Russia's 25-year-old Daniil Medvedev stunned Novak Djokovic and ended the Serbian's bid to complete a calendar-year Grand Slam, first in men's tennis since 1969, the teenage sensations Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez made a mark in women's singles. It was the clash of two teenagers in the women's singles category, where Britain's Emma Raducanu defeated Canadian Fernandez 6-4, 6-3 in straight sets to win her first-ever major career title. Following her magnificent victory over Fernandez at the US Open, Raducanu displayed a glimpse of her Mandarin. The 18-year-old spoke the language really well and delivered a message to her fans through a video. “Hi, everyone. I wanna say thank you to you guys and I hope you could enjoy my tennis. I’m thrilled to win. Love you all, see you,” said Raducanu in the message. Emma Raducanu effortlessly sending a message in Mandarin to her fans around the world after a full day of media duties. Global superstar pic.twitter.com/AZ5pNyHfjX — ESPN UK (@ESPNUK) September 13, 2021 × For the unversed, Raducanu is a British citizen, however, she has connections with China as her mother belongs from Shenyang, a province in China. Hence, Raducanu has such a strong command over the language and spoke in mandarin fluently, making heads turn especially for those unaware of her Chinese connection. Raducanu, following her US Open title, has moved as many as 127 spots in the WTA rankings to attain the 23rd position whereas his rival and runners-up Fernandez now acquires the 28th spot.

US Open champion Emma Raducanu shares message for fans in Mandarin after clinching maiden title - watch

Emma Raducanu completes fairytale in New York by winning US Open

Britain`s royal family saluted the new queen of tennis, Emma Raducanu, on Saturday after she completed her fairytale run from the qualifying rounds to win the US&nbsp;Open.

ALSO READ:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/i-was-still-hungry-emma-raducanu-on-beating-leylah-fernandez-to-win-us-open-412465" hreflang="en">'I was still hungry': Emma Raducanu on beating Leylah Fernandez to win US Open</a> 
 
The 18-year-old defeated&nbsp;Canadian Leylah Fernandez to become the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam title and the first British woman to hoist a major trophy since Virginia Wade triumphed at Wimbledon in 1977. 
 
"It is a remarkable achievement at such a young age, and is testament to your hard work and dedication," Queen Elizabeth wrote in a message to Raducanu. "I have no doubt your outstanding performance, and that of your opponent Leylah Fernandez will inspire the next generation of tennis players.

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"I send my warmest good wishes to you and your many supporters." 
 
Raducanu did not drop a set since arriving at Flushing Meadows and won over the rowdy crowds at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center as she swatted aside more experienced opponents with the same ease as she hammered winners. 
 
With Wade looking on at Arthur Ashe Stadium, she became the first British singles champion since Andy Murray, after reaching the fourth round of Wimbledon in her Grand Slam debut earlier this year. 
 
"Huge congratulations @EmmaRaducanu on your stunning performances and historic Grand Slam victory! Incredible –we are all so proud of you," Prince William and his wife Catherine, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, posted on Twitter, as celebration erupted across Britain.

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Heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles and his wife Camilla offered their praise as well: "Congratulations to @EmmaRaducanu on your #USOpen win - what a fantastic achievement! We are all so proud."

Britain`s royal family saluted the new queen of tennis, Emma Raducanu, on Saturday after she completed her fairytale run from the qualifying rounds to win the US Open.

Britain`s royal family saluted the new queen of tennis, Emma Raducanu, on Saturday after she completed her fairytale run from the qualifying rounds to win the US Open. ALSO READ: 'I was still hungry': Emma Raducanu on beating Leylah Fernandez to win US Open The 18-year-old defeated Canadian Leylah Fernandez to become the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam title and the first British woman to hoist a major trophy since Virginia Wade triumphed at Wimbledon in 1977. "It is a remarkable achievement at such a young age, and is testament to your hard work and dedication," Queen Elizabeth wrote in a message to Raducanu. "I have no doubt your outstanding performance, and that of your opponent Leylah Fernandez will inspire the next generation of tennis players. 'I have no doubt your outstanding performance, and that of your opponent Leylah Fernandez, will inspire the next generation of tennis players.' Read The Queen's message to @EmmaRaducanu in full: https://t.co/m5lxaH7kKi pic.twitter.com/aFSaCisDC0 — The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) September 11, 2021 × "I send my warmest good wishes to you and your many supporters." Raducanu did not drop a set since arriving at Flushing Meadows and won over the rowdy crowds at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center as she swatted aside more experienced opponents with the same ease as she hammered winners. With Wade looking on at Arthur Ashe Stadium, she became the first British singles champion since Andy Murray, after reaching the fourth round of Wimbledon in her Grand Slam debut earlier this year. "Huge congratulations @EmmaRaducanu on your stunning performances and historic Grand Slam victory! Incredible –we are all so proud of you," Prince William and his wife Catherine, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, posted on Twitter, as celebration erupted across Britain. Huge congratulations @EmmaRaducanu on your stunning performances and historic Grand Slam victory! Incredible –we are all so proud of you. @LeylahFernandez well done on your amazing achievements at this year’s #USOpen, it’s been a pleasure to watch. C — The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) September 11, 2021 × Heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles and his wife Camilla offered their praise as well: "Congratulations to @EmmaRaducanu on your #USOpen win - what a fantastic achievement! We are all so proud."

US Open: Britain's royal family celebrates new queen of tennis Emma Raducanu

British teen sensation Emma Raducanu on Saturday became the US Open champion after beating Canada's Leylah Fernandez 6-4 6-3 in the all-teen finals.&nbsp;

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Raducanu had shot to fame after her dream run at Wimbledon when she got to the fourth round of the British Grand Slam. Raducanu's win at the American Grand Slam will give her rankings a major jump.&nbsp;

She started the year with a ranking of 345. She went on to be ranked 338 with the first round of the Wimbledon. As US Open kicked off, Raducanu was ranked 150. Now, with this win, she will be ranked among the top 25 Tennis players (projected to rise to 23rd).&nbsp;

"I thought Wimbledon was such an incredible experience. Fourth round, second week, I couldn't believe it. I thought, what a great achievement," she told reporters. "But I was still hungry."

"I'm not even thinking about, like, when I'm going home. I have no idea when I'm going home. I have no idea what I'm doing tomorrow. I'm just really trying to embrace the moment, really take it all in," Raducanu said.

"I definitely think it's the time to just switch off from any future thoughts or any plans, any schedule. I've got absolutely no clue. Right now, no care in the world, I'm just loving life."

"I have absolutely no idea what's going on outside of the little world that we're in here. We've just been in the quiet room, just enjoying the moment, taking it all in," said Raducanu.

"We just really need to just shut out from everything, just enjoy it as a team, because it was a team effort. I didn't get here by myself at all."

British teen sensation Emma Raducanu on Saturday became the US Open champion after beating Canada's Leylah Fernandez 6-4 6-3 in the all-teen finals. ALSO READ: US Open: 'I'll be giving it all', says Novak Djokovic on brink of tennis history Raducanu had shot to fame after her dream run at Wimbledon when she got to the fourth round of the British Grand Slam.

British teen sensation Emma Raducanu on Saturday became the US Open champion after beating Canada's Leylah Fernandez 6-4 6-3 in the all-teen finals. ALSO READ: US Open: 'I'll be giving it all', says Novak Djokovic on brink of tennis history Raducanu had shot to fame after her dream run at Wimbledon when she got to the fourth round of the British Grand Slam. Raducanu's win at the American Grand Slam will give her rankings a major jump. She started the year with a ranking of 345. She went on to be ranked 338 with the first round of the Wimbledon. As US Open kicked off, Raducanu was ranked 150. Now, with this win, she will be ranked among the top 25 Tennis players (projected to rise to 23rd). "I thought Wimbledon was such an incredible experience. Fourth round, second week, I couldn't believe it. I thought, what a great achievement," she told reporters. "But I was still hungry." "I'm not even thinking about, like, when I'm going home. I have no idea when I'm going home. I have no idea what I'm doing tomorrow. I'm just really trying to embrace the moment, really take it all in," Raducanu said. "I definitely think it's the time to just switch off from any future thoughts or any plans, any schedule. I've got absolutely no clue. Right now, no care in the world, I'm just loving life." "I have absolutely no idea what's going on outside of the little world that we're in here. We've just been in the quiet room, just enjoying the moment, taking it all in," said Raducanu. "We just really need to just shut out from everything, just enjoy it as a team, because it was a team effort. I didn't get here by myself at all."

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