Emma Raducanu: Tearful British No 1 rallies from a set down to reach second round in Eastbourne | Tennis News
An Emma Raducanu in tears joined a shooting brilliantly to defeat American Ann Li 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 6-1 and reach the second round of the Lexus Eastbourne Open.
Raducanu retaliated after losing a tight opening set against the world No. 64, which was a finalist in the 2017 Wimbledon Championships final.
After sealing the victory over its fourth match point, the British No. 1 and the seventh seeded to Devononshire Park, dropped his racket before letting his emotions escape.
“I feel incredible,” said Raducanu, who will be back in action on Wednesday against No. 51 Maya World 51 Maya. “I just want to thank the crowd for going through really sticky moments. It really meant a lot for me and I am really proud of the way I retaliated after losing the first set and it was a difficult match. Ann hit the winners everywhere and it was obviously very windy, but I am very, very happy to pass, so thank you.
“It was from top to bottom, but from the middle of the second set, I found additional equipment, I found an additional level, and I am really proud of the way I went through that.”
By working with coach Mark Petchey, Raducanu added: “It works very well. I had the French head coach and assistant coach Mark Petchey today, but it was really nice to have a lot of support. It is going well with Mark and I can’t wait to play Wimbledon.”
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Dart blows match points in defeat against Wimbledon Champion
Harriet Dart came near the defeat of the Wimbledon Barbora Krejcikova champion
Harriet Dart exploded two match points on the service when she slipped to a scary defeat for the defending champion of Wimbledon Barbora Krejcikova by a day affected by the rain.
After two game suspensions in the opening set due to the wet time, the British n ° 4 fought up -down conditions to pass to the edge of one of the biggest victories in his career.
But Krejcikova, who beat Jasmine Paolini in the Wimbledon final last year, survived a shock in the first round by hitting progress 6-3 6-7 (4-7) 7-5 in two hours and 40 minutes.
The second seeded will face another Briton in the second round after Jodie Burrage’s 6-3 6-2 Victory over Japan Moyuka Uchijima.
Dart did not do much to hide his frustration of not having capitalized on the pair of opportunities to fight against the match against the champion of the France 2021, leaving a piercing cry while the following game has moved away.
The 28 -year -old has only twice defeated opponents with a higher ranking than the current Krejcikova status of the world’s n ° 17.
She upset the champion of 2024 Eastbourne, Daria Kasatkina, who was then classified ninth, in the first round of US 2022 US Open before beating No. 13 Paula Badosa at the time later that year at Billie Jean King Cup.
Dart said: “Crazy and crazy conditions today. I was quite close. I missed a ball on the match point, then she played a very good point on my other match point, then she became a little freer. It was a difficult match overall.
“My level was 10 times better than what I have played in the past two weeks. For me, it’s more important, especially in Wimbledon.
“Of course, I would like to have won. But I also played a very experienced and multiple winner of the Grand Chelem.”
During the first round of the male draw, the British qualifier George Loffhagen lost 7-6 (8-6) 3-6 7-6 (7-1) in American Reilly Opelka.
Semi-finalist of the French Open of Wimbledon
Lois Boisson reached the semi-finals of the Open of France, but it was released in the first round of the qualification of Wimbledon
The semi-finalist of the French Open Surprise Lois Boisson lost in the first round of Wimbledon qualifications.
The 22-year-old was beaten 6-2 6-7 (1-7) 6-4 against no Carson Brantine, ranked 197 of Canada, at the Roehampton qualification location.
Boisson climbed from n ° 361 to n ° 65 after its race at Roland-Garros during its simple beginnings of the main prints of the Grand Chelem, and was the seeded of the draw of Wimbledon.
Boisson beat the 10 best players Jessica Pegula and Mirra Andreeva at the French Open before losing against the possible Coco Gauff champion.
Wimbledon’s main draw begins on Monday.
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