Emma Raducanu

Emma Raducanu came back from a set down to defeat Linda Fruhvirtova at the ASB Classic in Auckland on Tuesday.

"For a results goal I'd say it's to win a title, and three I'd say is to be playing fearless tennis. Just not thinking about consequences. So I'll be less like a deer in the headlights.

British No 1 Emma Raducanu won her first match of 2023 on the WTA Tour with a victory over Linda Fruhvirtova in the first round of the ASB Classic in ...

[Wimbledon](https://www.tennis365.com/category/grand-slam/wimbledon/) [Australian Open](https://www.tennis365.com/category/australian-open/) [Tennis News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/tennis-news/) [News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/news/) [Davis Cup](https://www.tennis365.com/category/davis-cup/) And physically just trying to work on a better base and foundation for next year so hopefully I can be more robust and last longer and be able to play a full calendar.” [WTA Tour](https://www.tennis365.com/category/wta-tour/) “I did two months of physical, like gym work. Tennis I started hitting properly again [on December 9], so it was pretty soon, and I started playing points like literally [a few days later.] I think that’s pretty positive.

Former US Open champion beat 17-year-old rising star Linda Furhvirtova 4-6, 6-4 6-2 in the first round of the ASB Classic.

On Wednesday Poland face Italy in the Brisbane final, Croatia face Greece in Perth and Great Britain take on the USA in Sydney. And in the United Cup Croatia and Poland secured passage from the group stage with wins over France and Switzerland respectively. But once I made that break at 3-2 in the first set I thought I stepped it up and played really good tennis for the rest of the match.” Raducanu dropped her first set to the 17-year-old from the Czech Republic, but bounced back to win the second and third in a rain-affected match. The 6ft 5in American, ranked 33 in the world and 16 places higher than the British number four, repeated that victory with a 7-6 (3) 6-3 success in one hour and 56 minutes. He then broke twice at the start of the set, as he sailed into the second round with a 6-3, 6-2 win.

Emma Raducanu came from behind to beat Linda Fruhvirtova 4-6 6-4 6-2 at the ASB Classic in Auckland as the Brit started her 2023 season with a win.

Australian Open From there, Fruhvirtova stepped it up to take it 6-4, and held a 2-0 lead in the second before Raducanu found a way to come back into it, recovering to take it 6-4 and level up the match. However there was to be no stopping Raducanu when play resumed, as she streaked to a 5-0 lead - and despite a late Fruhvirtova fightback - took the victory. "Linda is such a great young player and it was a different dynamic for me because normally I am the younger one and going into this match she is, and she’s going to be up there for sure and she already is, so massive props to her. As such she would have been desperate to begin 2023 in a different manner, and that she did, showing resilience after losing the first set to ultimately overpower her 17-year-old opponent in a rain-affected encounter. Emma Raducanu came from behind to beat Linda Fruhvirtova 4-6 6-4 6-2 at the ASB Classic in Auckland as the Brit started her 2023 season with a win.

Raducanu dropped her first set to the 17-year-old from the Czech Republic, and was a break down in the second, but bounced back to win in three despite a ...

'I've had to adapt to the other things,' Raducanu said recently of her past 12 months. Emma Raducanu makes a winning start to 2023 as she beats Linda Fruhvirtova at the ASB Classic in Auckland... Raducanu selected Singapore to fit in an intense block of practice with her latest coach, Sebastian Sachs.

Emma Raducanu kicks off 2023 with a win over Linda Fruhvirtova in Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour's ASB Classic's first round on Tuesday in Auckland. She lost the first set but won the second and third to bounce back and beat the 17-year-old Czech.

The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). [Emma Raducanu](/topic/emma-raducanu)will now face off against [Viktoria Kuzmova](/topic/viktoria-kuzmova). She won in September in [Chennai](/topic/chennai). He added that he had never faced the French before, and Lestienne didn't make mistakes. [Emma](/topic/emma)Raducanu, who is ranked 78th, won against [Linda Fruhvirtova](/topic/linda-fruhvirtova)by 4-6, 6-4, 6-2. [Fruhvirtova](/topic/fruhvirtova)is the top 100's youngest player and is the youngest since [Coco Gauff](/topic/coco-gauff)to win a Women's Tennis Association (WTA) title.