Emma Raducanu

Emma Raducanu beats Tamara Korpatsch 6-3 6-2 to set up a second-round match against American Coco Gauff I Raducanu was not moving freely initially, ...

"I like the conditions. I'm just looking forward to the matchup. "I'm just really happy to have come through that.

Coco Gauff can relate to dealing with pressure at a relatively young age, but she concedes that the weight of expectation on Emma Raducanu's shoulder is ...

[Australian Open](https://www.tennis365.com/category/australian-open/) I think for the most part, just continuing to play my game and focus on my end of the court. “I never practiced with her,” she said. I’m looking forward to the occasion.” [Live Tennis](https://www.tennis365.com/category/live-tennis/) I think it will be a good match-up for both of us. [ATP Tour](https://www.tennis365.com/category/atp-tour/) “When she first came at Wimbledon, I think after that, took her a little bit to adjust as well, but then she definitely found her feet. “She’s a great athlete with some big weapons. “Serena [Williams] is retired now, but she was always the American that people looked to… And especially being from the UK, being like the first British person to [win a Slam] in a long time, probably is a lot more pressure than what I’m used to being as an American. “Probably more than I have experienced coming to win a Slam.

Two of tennis' most exciting young players, Coco Gauff and Emma Raducanu, will face off in the Australian Open second round after they both won their ...

I think just at the moment I’m swinging more freely in general, and yeah, it probably shows in my forehand maybe.” 1 in the world standings. But the No. “Really pleased with myself,” Gauff said. I’m glad I stayed mentally right there.” “And especially I feel like being from the UK, being like the first British person to do something in a long time, probably is a lot more pressure than what I’m used to being an American.

Emma Raducanu and Cameron Norrie were winners on the first day of the Australian Open but Jack Draper struggled with cramp during a four-set loss to Rafael ...

[News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/news/) [Australian Open](https://www.tennis365.com/category/australian-open/) Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN x6) bt Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 1-6, 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/3), 6-3 Mackenzie McDonald (USA) bt Brandon Nakashima (USA) 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/1), 1-6, 6-7 (10/12), 6-4 Raducanu has arrived at both her press conferences at Melbourne Park so far drinking from a coconut. It has been impossible to escape the launch of Netflix’s behind-the-scenes documentary series Break Point at Melbourne Park.

The Atlanta-born star now prepares to take on former US Open winner Raducanu and Gauff is convinced the 20-year-old Briton is having to contend with 'a lot ...

The Atlanta-born star now prepares to take on former US Open winner Raducanu and Gauff is convinced the 20-year-old Briton is having to contend with 'a lot more pressure' - despite 70 places separating them in the world rankings. - Raducanu won the US Open in 2021 and Gauff says has 'more pressure' on her Coco Gauff claims Emma Raducanu is under 'MORE pressure' to win their Australian Open showdown - despite the American being 70 places HIGHER in the world rankings - as the teenage stars get set for Melbourne battle

Raducanu had her left ankle strapped but grew in confidence through her first-round match against Tamara Korpatsch.

She was ill-equipped to cope with the speed and depth of Raducanu’s flat groundstrokes, and especially her return. She clearly finds Melbourne an extremely congenial city to hang out in, and will now be able to savour at least a few more of her favourite coconut waters before the tennis circus moves on. “Yeah, I think just at the moment I'm swinging more freely in general,” Raducanu concluded. Earlier, Raducanu had shrugged off the handicap of her wonky ankle to dispatch Korpatsch in just 85 minutes. A world ranking of 74 is evidence of a strong competitor who will dig deep, but Korpatsch has no weapons in her armoury apart from her physicality and drive. Now they are about to collide in the first instalment of a rivalry for the TikTok generation. Even on neutral balls, her lack of recent hitting practice betrayed itself in a hefty tally of 34 unforced errors. “Serena is retired now,” Gauff added, “but she was always the American that people looked to. There's other British players, but no one has done what she's done and gotten that far in a slam.” “I'm really looking forward to this match,” Raducanu said. “I feel like probably more than I have experienced, coming to win a slam. As two of the most talked-about players on tour, neither woman has had much peace since their respective breakthroughs.

Emma Raducanu allayed fears over her ankle injury with a strong start to her Australian Open campaign on Monday.

He needed medical treatment after cramping earlier in the match and appeared to have the same issue throughout the final set. It’s a great achievement for all of us. [Raducanu](/insider/emma-raducanu-tears-injury-ankle-online-trolls-bullying-b1051055.html) said: “Everything I’ve done has been quite controlled the last week. You know it’s there and, if anything, it kind of alleviates the pressure. So, I had to test it out in a real match, with the unpredictability and just getting used to it in the beginning. But the 20-year-old showed little concern over the injury, which had forced her to pull out of the tournament in Auckland, in a straightforward 6-3, 6-2 win over Tamra Korpatsch.

Emma Raducanu couldn't help but laugh as she signed a huge cutout of her own face following her Australian Open first round victory.The British sensat.

But it felt good.” “So to test it out in a real match and with the unpredictability and stuff, I was just getting used to it in the beginning. Speaking after the match, she said: “I’m obviously really happy to be through to the second round.

The Australian Open will witness a clash between two of the brightest young stars in the game on Wednesday and the world number seven has perhaps forged ...

Raducanu also competed in Auckland but was forced to withdraw from her second round match with Viktória Kužmová due to an ankle injury. but, yeah, it felt good.” “When she first came at Wimbledon, I think it took her a little bit to adjust as well, but then she definitely found her feet. She’s a great athlete with some big weapons. It’s going to be a tough opponent. [Coco Gauff](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/coco-gauff) has tried to edge ahead in the psychological battle ahead of her match with [Emma Raducanu](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/emma-raducanu).

While the two teenagers share that they both exploded onto centre stage, Raducanu and Gauff have taken contrasting paths to a first grand slam meeting at ...

Gauff was keen to point out that Raducanu was also under more pressure due to becoming the first British woman in 44 years to win a grand slam title. But that they meet for the first time now, in the second round of a grand slam, is indicative of Raducanu and Gauff’s respective journeys to this point. In Melbourne, Raducanu is making her fifth grand slam appearance since the US Open, but with a much higher bar and a far larger target on her back. They burst onto the scene at Wimbledon at the same stage but two years apart; Gauff with her run to the fourth round as a 15-year-old in 2019, Raducanu to the same point aged 18 in 2021, and then more significantly as she won the US Open as a wildcard two months later. Tennis is a sport that is enhanced by rivalries but faces a lack of them in the world that will be left behind without Serena Williams, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Given their tennis breakthroughs have followed similar trajectories, it is an astonishing boost to the Australian Open that it gets to stage the first ever meeting between Raducanu and Gauff - two of the sport’s most prominent names, let alone teenage stars - on what is only the third day of competition on Wednesday.

The two young champs have sailed through their opening matches in the tennis tournament, and will meet each other on the court on Wednesday. Emma was worried ...

"I talk to her pretty much at all the tournaments," said Coco speaking about Emma. He is young, he has power and has a great future ahead. "Obviously she's gone through a lot of pressure, bursting onto the scene. She started playing tennis when she was around seven, and decided she wanted to pursue it as a career. Her actual name is Cori, but she likes to use her nickname Coco. "I think we're both good, young players, we're both coming through, part of the next generation of tennis, really.

Emma Raducanu will have the chance to “let loose and play free” against Coco Gauff in the second round of the Australian Open, according to John McEnroe.

He has to figure out a way to deal with that. I would say that it's a match she should win, but a match that could put Raducanu back on the map again, which would be good for her.” To me he's one of the most dangerous players outside the top 10 if you were playing two out of three sets, but when you have to take it the best of five, that's another thing altogether. “It’s a great second-round match-up and I think it's going to be the first time in a while where Emma can really let loose and play more free. To me she goes in as a heavy favourite. He did a lot of good things, but at the end of the day, the body gave out on him.

Great Britain's No 1 Emma Raducanu will benefit from being the underdog in her match against Coco Gauff according to John McEnroe.

[Australian Open](https://www.tennis365.com/category/australian-open/) “For me though, she hasn’t quite found what she’s doing out there. She’s responding to the pressure nicely. Is she a Novak Djokovic, am I playing more defence or offence, am I completely like Simona Halep? I would say that it’s a match she should win, but a match that could put Raducanu back on the map again, which would be good for her.” [News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/news/) To me she goes in as a heavy favourite. “I don’t think Emma Raducanu needs to play a lot of matches because she knows how to win on the big stage. It’s going to be interesting to see what happens there. [Eurosport](https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/australian-open/2023/john-mcenroe-coco-gauff-win-at-australian-open-would-put-emma-raducanu-back-on-the-map-again_sto9325272/story.shtml).

MIKE DICKSON: When Coco Gauff first stormed Wimbledon as a 15-year-old starlet, Emma Raducanu was unknown playing, unheralded, in the junior event.

She's a really aggressive player and likes to step in on the returns. 'I myself was a top 10 player but I really think anyone in the WTA rankings, if they are having a good day, can play at that level — it's quite up and down.' Gauff, an easy winner over the Czech Republic's Katerina Siniakova, said: 'She's gone through a lot of pressure, bursting on to the scene. We're both good, young players, we're both coming through and part of the next generation of tennis.' 'She's a great person on and off the court. When they were younger and Gauff was highly touted, nobody would have expected that the Brit would beat her to it.

Emma Raducanu takes on fellow young superstar Coco Gauff in the Australian Open second round.

“And especially I feel like being from the UK, being like the first British person to do something in a long time, probably is a lot more pressure than what I'm used to being an American. And Raducanu said: “I think she's a great person on and off the court. Loud and proud, and I think that’s Big Foe.” “I have no input no - they say: ‘You're wearing’ this but yeah I really like it,” she said. And Raducanu lost in the first round of qualifying at Wimbledon in 2019 when 15-year-old Gauff made her name by beating Venus Williams. The British No.1 and the American teenager first practised together before the U12s Orange Bowl in Florida a decade ago.

Emma Raducanu made a successful start to her Australian Open campaign with a straight-sets win on Monday, but she may need to maintain winning tennis in ...

[Australian Open](https://www.tennis365.com/category/australian-open/) “It is not that long ago that she won the US Open from nowhere. She is too good of a tennis player not to be in the top ten. [News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/news/) [Live Tennis](https://www.tennis365.com/category/live-tennis/) But it felt good.” “It was always going to be difficult, coming in with so little prep and being out there. “Everything I’ve done has been quite controlled the last week. [discovery+](https://www.discoveryplus.com/gb/sport/tennis/australian-open?utm_campaign=UK-EU-D1-WBD-C11-PR-CAM-AW-W-Tennis-AustralianOpen-221221-NA&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pr.com&utm_content=text-paid-prcom-id1) [Schett told Tennis365 ahead of the Australian Open](https://www.tennis365.com/australian-open/emma-raducanu-critics-sponsors-coach/), which is live and exclusive on [discovery+](https://www.discoveryplus.com/gb/sport/tennis/australian-open?utm_campaign=UK-EU-D1-WBD-C11-PR-CAM-AW-W-Tennis-AustralianOpen-221221-NA&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pr.com&utm_content=text-paid-prcom-id1) and Eurosport.

Before her Australian Open match against Emma Raducanu, American teenager Coco Gauff discusses in her BBC Sport column why she has been in the boxing gym.

It is difficult to really get into those conversations and I haven't really hung out with her off the court. That's what I will have to do on Wednesday. That's what I look for the most, people who genuinely want to see you do well. Emma has a great head on her shoulders and I think she is doing great. She is having an incredible career so far and I think she is still finding her way on tour. I wanted them to know this is not what I do.

Emma Raducanu has been told that her Australian Open second-round opponent Coco Gauff is the best of tennis' younger generation ahead of the pair's meeting ...

There were points where I wasn't necessarily playing the best, but I was good mentally to carry on going. “I would say the best thing I would give her, which I’m sure she’s probably heard of, is just make sure you set time aside from the phone,” Gauff said. After victory over Korpatsch, Raducanu admitted she is “very up for” her next round match with Gauff on Wednesday. I think that and that’s probably what I would have wished I would have known then – not to focus on social media. Gauff has already called on the 20-year-old to “set time aside from the phone” in October. "I mean Raducanu had an unbelievable US Open but I think she’s been struggling ever since then and I think it’s going to be a while if she wins another one.