Emma Raducanu Cruises To Win On Australian Open Debut
NDTV
The 19-year-old was back to her dazzling best on Margaret Court Arena despite a second-set battle, ousting the American Stephens 6-0, 2-6, 6-1 in a performance that will make her rivals sit up and take notice.
Teenage US Open champion Emma Raducanu sent 2017 Flushing Meadows winner Sloane Stephens crashing out of the Australian Open at the first hurdle Tuesday, producing some devastating tennis in a return to form. Raducanu made history by becoming the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam singles title in New York last year, but had won only two matches since.
The 19-year-old was back to her dazzling best on Margaret Court Arena despite a second-set battle, ousting the American Stephens 6-0, 2-6, 6-1 in a performance that will make her rivals sit up and take notice.
"Both me and Sloane really put everything out there. I thought it was a high-quality match with some great rallies," said the 17th seed from Britain, who was making her Australian Open debut.
"I'm really happy to come through against a great champion like here.
"It was a tough match for the first round, I had to work extremely hard for every point, and I'm very pleased."
