Emmma Raducanu (60. WTA) in recent months appears on the court regularly, but unfortunately its form is far from the one in which the US Open won in 2021. More about the British is talked about in the context of injuries, The ninth shift of the coach from winning the Great Slam, or about the last situation involving her stalker at the tournament in Dubai.
Three hours on the court. Emma Raducanu surprised Emma Navarro at the WTA 1000 in Miami
Despite subsequent swirls of Raducan in Miami, he presents a good disposition. Thanks to her, in the first match she easily beat Sakaya Ihsia (188. WTA) in two sets. However, no one expected that Emma Navarro (10 WTA), the tournament “eight” would oppose.
However, the first set showed that the British can really fight. It was she who broke the rival as the first at 3: 2, but later lost her advantage. Finally, in the first set a tie-break was needed and the US Open winner from 2021 proved to be better with him. She won 8-6 and led 1: 0 after exactly 61 minutes.
In the second batch, everything in her game fell apart and Navarro completely dominated, winning 6: 2. So it seemed that in the third set the listed player would simply finish the work. However, this did not happen and although Raducanu began with a 0: 2 deficit, she served the match first at 5: 3. Navarro, however, managed to make up for the loss and later she could end herself with her passing 6: 5.
The American easily returned her service and again a tie-break was needed. In it, Raducani took the initiative expressly and did not give it to the end. She used the first match ball and won 7-3, and in the 2: 1 match in two hours and 55 minutes.
This quite surprising result is a great success for Raducan, which in the next round of the tournament in Miami will face McCartney Kessler (48. WTA) or Linda Noskova (31. WTA).
Emma Navarro – Emma Raducanu 6: 7 (6), 6: 2, 6: 7 (3)