Emma Raducanu

Raducanu and Murray were both forced to dig deep to make winning starts to their tournaments in Indian Wells.

I am trying my hardest to do the things I need to do to compete against the best players. But that was the cue for a dramatic turnaround, as Murray suddenly decided that he needed to commit to his shots more courageously. But I was giving him that opportunity by leaving the ball a bit short. The support - as soon as I came out and I was warming up and hitting volleys I heard the support after my name and I was really grateful.” I had a chance to go 2-0 up in the second set, but as soon as I let up, my racket speed dropped and my ball speed dropped. “I knew I had to make some adjustments in the third set.

Emma Raducanu showed glimpses her US Open winning form to defeat Caroline Garcia in Indian Wells after shrugging off injury fears.

I just kept thinking she was going through the same circumstances as me, so I just had to will myself to try as hard as I could." Available to download now on - iPhone & iPad and Android He kind of inspired me to dig in when it got tough." I think the level of tennis was pretty high today so it means a lot to come through that because it could have gone either way," Raducanu said during her on-court interview. It was crazy. After picking up another injury in Guadalajara, it appeared doubtful she would make an appearance in California. But the world No 11 took a liking to the conditions and swept through the first set for the loss of one game.

Raducanu saw off Caroline Garcia in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open.

But Garcia battled her way back into the match and there were fears the British number one’s testing start to the new campaign was set to continue. But she defied expectations by bouncing back in time to play at the BNP Paribas Open and delivered an impressive performance to sink the former world number four in a decisive final set. Raducanu was in full control as she raced through the first set and looked likely to make short work of her opponent when she broke immediately at the start of the second.

EMMA RADUCANU began her Indian Wells Masters campaign with a tricky tie against the unseeded French player Caroline Garcia.

But she rallied and, after a couple of traded advantages, pulled off her first break of the game to level the scores in the second set. She got off to the best start in her quest to do that, breaking Garcia again in the first game to give the impression that the tide was not going to turn. But her own response was superb as she dominated the final set to win her first match in the Californian desert and end a poor run of form which saw her win only one of her six games prior to this one.

Indian Wells 2022 - Emma Raducanu claims a maiden success at the BNP Paribas Open after battling past Caroline Garcia to reach round three in California.

Cue a run of jittery double faults that saw Raducanu fend off four set points and earn a break opportunity of her own before Garcia finally got over the line to take the match into a decider. I just said to myself, 'think how bad you will feel after the match if you let it go'." He was down but found a way to battle through. It’s tough playing against Caroline. She is really powerful and fast and as soon as I let up in the second set - my racket speed and ball speed dropped - she climbed on top of it. “I though the level of tennis was pretty high today, so it means a lot to get through, it could have gone either way. Raducanu appeared to be taking all of the frustration of an unfortunate start to 2022 out on Garcia in the initial exchanges as she flew out of the traps to seize immediate control of the proceedings.

US Open Champion Emma Raducanu has picked Andy Murray as her dream coach during a media day ahead of the Indian Wells Masters.

- ATP Tour - ATP Tour I feel like I’ve been kind of put in a scenario that’s not really been done before and I’m just figuring it out as I go along.”

EMMA RADUCANU has had 'a little bit of a downfall' since winning the US Open, but has been told that it is normal for such things to happen.

So she's not winning matches, but I feel with time and work, she will get, I think, at the top of the game. Teenage tennis star Emma Raducanu has been told not to worry too much about her disappointing results since shocking the sporting world with her US Open success. "They know she doesn't have the confidence that she had at the US Open or the unpredictability. They know her game. "I do believe she's working hard at her game. They're not as dominant as people think they should be."

The US Open champion suffered the problem in a marathon match in Mexico two-and-a-half weeks ago and feared she would have to miss the BNP Paribas Open.

As play ended, the two rivals embraced each other weeping. I just kept thinking she was going through the same circumstances as me, so I just had to will myself to try as hard as I could.' 'I feel I can take whatever bad luck is thrown at me after all the good fortune I had last year. It was crazy. - Emma Raducanu will be in the draw for the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells Emma Raducanu defies expectations to recover from injury to take her place in Indian Wells - after a hip issue forced her out of her last tournament in Mexico and blisters blighted her Australian Open campaign in January

Emma Raducanu revealed she would like fellow British tennis star Andy Murray to be her coach one day.

Raducanu became the first ever qualifier, male or female, to earn a Grand Slam title. “Also Andy because he’s really good at breaking down the game,” she said. Murray, a three-time Grand Slam winner, has backed Raducanu since she stormed to victory at the US Open in September.

The US Open champion suffered the problem in a marathon match in Mexico two-and-a-half weeks ago and feared she would have to miss the BNP Paribas Open, one of ...

“It’s all part of it, all these spanners in the works,” she said. As play ended, the two rivals embraced each other weeping. I just kept thinking she was going through the same circumstances as me, so I just had to will myself to try as hard as I could.” “If we are not able to penalise these types of attitudes in a little stronger way, then we as players will feel stronger and stronger all the time,” said Nadal. “We need to be a positive example, especially for the kids.” It was crazy. “I felt like I was fighting for my life.