Emma Raducanu’s four-match profitable streak was ended by Iga Swiatek on the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix as she fell to a valiant defeat to the defending champion within the quarter-finals.
Raducanu had earned straight-sets wins over Angelique Kerber and Linda Noskova throughout the primary two rounds, following two victories final week in Nice Britain’s Billie Jean King Cup conflict with France.
The 21-year-old impressed in opposition to world No 1 Swiatek throughout a 7-6 (7-2) 6-3 loss, breaking within the first recreation of the match having been 40-0 down, and it was solely within the first-set tie-break when she was outmuscled.
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Raducanu shocked Swiatek with this backhand within the opening recreation
The Pole then broke Raducanu within the first recreation of the second set and engineered additional break factors within the Briton’s subsequent two service video games that she was unable to transform as her opponent dug deep.
Nonetheless, Swiatek went on to clinch victory with a second break within the ninth recreation to arrange a Saturday semi-final with fourth seed Elena Rybakina as she chases a 3rd consecutive title in Stuttgart after beating Aryna Sabalenka within the earlier two finals.
Raducanu’s two wins in Stuttgart have propelled her to simply outdoors the world’s high 200 as she continues her comeback from ankle and wrist surgical procedure final yr, operations that led to the 2021 US Open champion spending eight months on the sidelines.
The way in which she matched Swiatek at occasions, and the way she dispatched former world No 1 Kerber and this yr’s Australian Open quarter-finalist Noskova earlier within the event, bodes effectively.
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Raducanu took a tumble on the courtroom within the second set
Swiatek: Raducanu has recreation to get again to the highest
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Iga Swiatek was stuffed with reward for Raducanu in Stuttgart, saying hopes she will go on to win tournaments sooner or later
Swiatek, who took her head-to-head document in opposition to Raducanu to 3-0, mentioned afterwards: “It was a reasonably intense match.
“I used to be completely happy that I used to be in a position to hold the depth though we performed some robust video games for like two hours.
“It wasn’t straightforward. I had a variety of break factors which I did not convert so nonetheless I am completely happy that I may end it with a greater rating within the second set than within the first.
“There are a variety of elements coming in if you wish to keep constantly on the high however I hope [Raducanu] will be capable of do it. For positive she has the sport nevertheless it’s not straightforward.”
Swiatek additionally beat Raducanu within the quarter-finals in Stuttgart in 2022 and within the final 16 at Indian Wells final yr.
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Raducanu can combine it with the easiest
Sky Sports activities’ Raz Mirza:
“What an unimaginable couple of weeks for Raducanu on the pink filth. After her heroics in opposition to France within the Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers, she got here to Stuttgart feeling like a Grand Slam champion once more.
“Her coach Nick Cavaday has helped instil an infinite quantity of perception in her recreation. Her confidence is sky-high and who knew she may play this effectively on clay, particularly in opposition to world No 1 Swiatek the place she made her work her socks off for a contact over two hours. Not many gamers can declare to have achieved that over the previous few years.
“Is Raducanu a French Open contender?
“The slower tempo and bounce of the courts have favoured her, however the actual take a look at will come outside as they head to Madrid, Rome after which Roland Garros. An fascinating 4 weeks lie forward for the 21-year-old.”
Who else is thru?
Elsewhere, Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova got here from a set all the way down to beat Sabalenka 3-6 6-3 7-5 and can now face Coco Gauff or Marta Kostyuk within the semi-finals, whereas Rybakina overcame Jasmine Paolini 6-3 5-7 6-3 to advance.
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