Emma Raducanu

EMMA RADUCANU came from one set down to win on her first ever appearance at the French Open.

In the second set, Raducanu came back to level the match after conceding two breaks but Noskova saved three set points before the Brit took her fourth with an audacious drop shot. Raducanu had retired from her last match at the Rome Masters with a lower back problem but she reported she had recovered for Roland Garros and had started a new gym regime to build up her strength. I am really proud of the way I fought but all clocks to Linda as she played an amazing match. And Raducanu finally found her feet on the clay to battle to victory 6-7, 7-5, 6-1 against the brave Czech. The Bromley teenager, who made her full French Open debut on Court Simone-Mathieu, said: “It was an incredible atmosphere. “It was an incredible atmosphere to play in front of everyone. But the world No 12 finally took her fourth set point to level the match.

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Raducanu has gone through several coaches in the past few months. The young British superstar first rose to fame after an extraordinary run at Wimbledon in 2021. During round 16 her match against Ajla Tomljanovic, she was forced to retire after struggling with stomach and breathing issues.

Raducanu wins 6-7(4) 7-5 6-1 to reach her first ever French Open second round.

It felt like a hammer blow to lose such a tight second set for the younger woman and so it proved. Initially, the Simonne Mathieu crowd had been right behind Raducanu, but with the prospect of home entertainer Benoit Paire waiting in the wings, they sensed a deciding set could rob them of a chance to see him and the cries of “Emma” were replaced with cries of “Linda” (and some of “Benoit”). However, Raducanu stuck with it to earn the match’s ninth break of serve to force a deciding set and when she then took an early lead in the third, she never really looked back.

The Briton won 6-7 7-5 6-1 in a gruelling contest and will face Aliaksandra Sasnovich next.

So, it was definitely really challenging in the second set to hold on and keep holding my serve and break back a couple of times. “Honestly, I have no expectations of myself. Start your Independent Premium subscription today.

Emma Raducanu recovered from a set down to beat 17-year-old Czech qualifier Linda Noskova 6-7 7-5 6-1 and reach the second round of the French Open. The defending US Open champion has struggled for consistency since her stunning run at Flushing Meadows ...

It was really challenging to hold on in the second set so I'm really proud of the way I fought, but all props to Linda because she played an amazing match." Raducanu clearly had the upper hand at the beginning of the third set and led it 4-1 after 25 minutes. Raducanu twice led the breaker by a mini-break, but after going 4-3 up lost four points in a row to fall a set behind.

Briton was set and break down to 17-year-old Czech qualifier · Defending champion Barbora Krejcikova out in first round.

As the match reached its most pivotal moments, Raducanu slowly began to creep closer to the baseline, taking the ball earlier and responding to Noskova’s fire with some of her own. Even though Raducanu was heavily favoured to win, she demonstrated her toughness in addition to her durability after so many recent ailments. As the first set wore on, Noskova’s confidence grew and it culminated in a stunning tiebreak triumph. Both in style and daring, she was not so dissimilar to the fearless Raducanu of last year before the blessing and burden of being a grand slam champion. Noskova, meanwhile, knew exactly what she wanted to do in the biggest moment of her young career so far: attack. Her sparse competitive record has meant that even opponents around the same age as her marched on to the court far more mentally and physically prepared for the fight to come.