Emma Raducanu

Emma Raducanu produced her best performance since the US Open to surge past Marta Kostyuk and into the third round of the Madrid Open.

Available to download now on - iPhone & iPad and Android The pair are almost the same age but Ukrainian Kostyuk, who has spoken extensively about the effect the war in her homeland has had on her, has been playing on the main tour since she was 15 while Raducanu prioritised her school work and has been a full-time professional for less than a year. The 19-year-old has built on that in the Spanish capital, winning 11 of the last 12 games to see off Tereza Martincova in the opening round after a poor start and then racing to a 6-2 6-1 success against fellow teenager Kostyuk.

Emma Raducanu is moving on in Madrid after cruising to a 6-2, 6-1 win over Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk Sunday. The No. 9 seed has now recorded five victories in ...

9 percent of her first-serve points, Raducanu overpowered Kostyuk for a dominant second-round showing. Reigning U.S. Open champion Raducanu won seven straight games during one stretch of the match, fully taking control of the contest. The No. 9 seed has now recorded five victories in her first seven tour matches on clay.

Emma Raducanu produced her best performance since the US Open to surge past Marta Kostyuk and into the third round of the Madrid Open.

Available to download now on - iPhone & iPad and Android The pair are almost the same age but Ukrainian Kostyuk, who has spoken extensively about the effect the war in her homeland has had on her, has been playing on the main tour since she was 15 while Raducanu prioritised her school work and has been a full-time professional for less than a year. The 19-year-old has built on that in the Spanish capital, winning 11 of the last 12 games to see off Tereza Martincova in the opening round after a poor start and then racing to a 6-2 6-1 success against fellow teenager Kostyuk.

Emma Raducanu reached the third round of the Madrid Open with a 6-2, 6-1 win against Marta Kostyuk.

“He’s a long-time friend, a coach for three, four years, someone I consider close in my life and has contributed a lot to my success in my career,” Djokovic said. Her ball striking was pristine as she punished Kostyuk’s serve, took the ball early, effortlessly changed direction and commanded the baseline with her brand of controlled aggression. The positive momentum established by Emma Raducanu in recent weeks appears to be growing steadily.

Emma Raducanu has opened up about her last 12 months as she went from taking exams in school to making tennis history.

“If I hadn’t have won the US Open, I feel like that would have been a good result for someone who’s 19. So I was really looking forward to carrying on.” Receive the WORLD'S BEST tennis newsletter + 4 free issues of Tennishead magazine

Emma Raducanu believes Carlos Alcaraz's career progression is “incredible” and that he is a "very exciting" player to watch on the men's tour.

Like Raducanu, Alcaraz has enjoyed a rapid rise up the rankings. “I think what he is doing is incredible,” the 19-year-old told Eurosport. “But it is even more impressive how genuine and kind he is off the court. Emma Raducanu believes Carlos Alcaraz’s career progression is “incredible” and that he is a "very exciting" player to watch on the men’s tour.

Emma Raducanu rolled to a second round win over longtime junior rival Marta Kostyuk to reach Round 3 at the Mutua Madrid Open, while Leylah Fernandez was ...

Raducanu lost just two points on serve in the opening set, and won seven straight games in the middle of the match to fully take command. She'll next face No.16 seed Elena Rybakina, who moved through to the last 16 after Katerina Siniakova retired from their match after playing seven games. "It's my first clay-court season and I'm really enjoying it. Marta is a great opponent ... and I knew it was always going to be a really tough battle. The pair, just five months apart in age, met for the first time as professionals just six months ago in the quarterfinals of the Transylvania Open. Kostyuk was victorious that day with the loss of just three games, but Raducanu flipped the script for an identical scoreline in her favor in their first clay-court meeting. I went out there trying to be really aggressive, and it definitely paid off," Raducanu said after the match.

Emma Raducanu played a near flawless match to dismiss Ukrainian teenager Marta Kostyuk 6-2, 6-1 in Madrid and reach the last-16 of a WTA 1000 tournament for ...

"It's pretty funny because it's my first clay-court season and I'm really enjoying it. US Open champion Raducanu, who is playing just the second tour-level clay-court event of her career, committed just five unforced errors and dropped a mere three points behind her first serve en route to a 64-minute victory. Emma Raducanu played a near flawless match to dismiss Ukrainian teenager Marta Kostyuk 6-2, 6-1 in Madrid and reach the last-16 of a WTA 1000 tournament for the first time.

Emma Raducanu raced into the last 16 of the Madrid Masters with a devastating win over fellow teenager Marta Kostyuk on Saturday evening.

She made a second break to lead 5-2 and then closed out the opening set in 32 minutes. It was a superb performance from the Bromley teenager who only played her first professional match on clay last month. And despite the attempts of the Spanish crowd, she never looked likely to repeat her 57-minute over Raducanu at the Transylvania Open last October when the British No.1 was struggling with illness. The No.9 seed was clearly motivated to beat her fellow 19-year-old and unleashed fist pumps and cries of “C’mon” repeatedly during the anti-climactic match which lasted only 64 minutes. Emma Raducanu raced into the last 16 of the Madrid Masters with a devastating win over fellow teenager Marta Kostyuk on Saturday evening. Raducanu broke Kostyuk in the first game and had a double break point for a 3-0 lead in her quick-fire start.

Raducanu lost a total of three games versus Kostyuk.

Raducanu now has a good chance to reach the Madrid quarterfinal as she plays next Anhelina Kalinina. Four games later, Raducanu earned her second break as she broke Kostyuk in the seventh game for a 5-2 lead, before serving out for the first set in the following game. Kostyuk served out the fifth game to reduce the deficit to 4-1 and finally end Raducanu's streak of seven games.

EMMA RADUCANU is yet to drop a set at the Madrid Open after a rollercoaster run of results in 2022.

Still without a conventional coach, the 19-year-old has backed herself to make things work and will not be rushed into making a hasty decision. I feel like now I'm just really cherishing everything - the highs and lows - as part of it." An impressive run to the Stuttgart Open quarter-finals last month was ended by world no.1 Iga Swiatek, against whom the teenager put up a better fight than most.

Emma Raducanu registered a second-round win over longtime junior rival Marta Kostyuk to reach Round 3 at the Madrid Open, while Sara Sorribes Tormo defeated ...

She`ll next face No.16 seed Elena Rybakina, who moved through to the last 16 after Katerina Siniakova retired from their match after playing seven games. Having won back-to-back matches just once in the six months following her US Open triumph last summer, Raducanu has now done so twice in as many weeks this clay-court season.Later, Jil Teichman knocked out No.17 seed Leylah Fernandez to reach Round 3. Emma Raducanu registered a second-round win over longtime junior rival Marta Kostyuk to reach Round 3 at the Madrid Open, while Sara Sorribes Tormo defeated Naomi Osaka for the second time in their four meetings on Sunday. Reigning US Open champion Emma Raducanu is still rolling at the Madrid Open. The No.9 seed moved safely through to the last 16 in the Spanish capital with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk, her fifth win in her first seven tour-level matches on clay.

The Japanese former World No 1 picked up an Achilles injury in the first round of the tournament.

So there are various things I thought I could do better from the match previously, but I just couldn’t do it,” Osaka explained. “It’s pretty funny because it’s my first clay-court season and I’m really enjoying it. But the Spaniard’s lead did not last as Osaka retaliated immediately to draw level for 2-2. “I did not expect for it to go like that at all but I stuck to my game plan and it worked so I’m very happy,” said the 21-year-old Andreescu, who is a former World No 4 but is currently down to 111 in the rankings. US Open champion Raducanu, who is playing just the second tour-level clay-court event of her career, committed just five unforced errors and dropped a mere three points behind her first serve en route to a 64-minute victory. Osaka was broken early in the second and called for the doctor, who gave her Ibuprofen for the pain.

2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu went from a school kid to a tennis superstar in just 12 months. In Madrid, Raducanu took a moment to reflect on how her ...

In Madrid, Raducanu took a moment to reflect on how her life changed in a span of 12 months. 12 months later, Raducanu is a tennis star, who has been tipped to win multiple Grand Slams and reach the world No. 1 ranking one day. 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu went from a school kid to a tennis superstar in just 12 months.

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Is it the best I have played since September? Yeah I feel like I've been practising really well in the last few weeks and definitely brought a lot of confidence from that. And the British No 1, now the highest seed left in her half of the draw, claimed she is feeling like herself again. And her ecstatic reaction after beating fellow teenager Marta Kostyuk in the second round showed the 19-year-old is feeling back in the old routine.

After several months of soul-searching, Raducanu has finally rediscovered her poise and authority on clay at the Madrid Open.

“I think this is the most amount of matches I have played in a short space of time,” said Raducanu on Sunday. “It definitely helps. When you don't play for a long time, it is the decision-making [that suffers]. Whereas, when you have a lot of matches back to back, certain choices become automatic.” Asked whether she planned to consult Cayer more regularly in the coming weeks, Raducanu replied “Who knows? Since the start of April, remedial work with the experienced doubles coach Louis Cayer – who also rejigged Andy Murray’s serve in 2016 – has improved the flow of the motion. Then the match gets more and more physical. Even the lowliest club player understands the concept of the “free hit”: that sense of liberation that flows from playing a match you’re not supposed to win. This was a major improvement from Miami in late March, where she was rolling the ball into play with little conviction or penetration. And then, whenever I play an additional match, I see it as another chance to get acquainted with the clay.” She landed 77 per cent of her first serves and barely lost a point when she did so. What’s more, the two women to beat her since the switch of surfaces – Marketa Vondrousova and Iga Swiatek – are both French Open finalists. Of all the things to end Raducanu’s form slump, few would have guessed that clay courts would do the trick. “I definitely feel I’m in a really good space.”