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In what could have been a story straight from the Raducanu playbook at Flushing Meadows, a teenage qualifier playing her first professional grand-slam match was ...

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.

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.

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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.

Emma Raducanu was made to work hard for her first-round win over Linda Noskova at the French Open.

Noskova served to take it to another tie-break, but on her fourth set point Raducanu got the job done. Neither player was able to take charge of the first set, with Raducanu twice breaking her opponent’s serve but on both occasions she was pegged back as it went to a tie-break. The Brit was broken in her first three service games of the match and while the second set was initially a tighter affair, Watson was unable to take it to a decider.

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And Swiatek’s psychologist Daria Abramowicz has now offered advice to other young, sudden Major champions like Raducanu, with the Pole serving as the perfect example of someone who backed up her surprise Grand Slam glory. And the now-20-year-old has gone on to achieve great success, currently on a 29 match-winning streak which includes five of her eight career titles. Emma Raducanu has been given some food for thought following her latest coaching axe after Iga Swiatek’s psychologist shared the importance of “meaningful relationships” for a young, overnight Grand Slam champion.

Emma Raducanu celebrated her French Open debut with a mind-over-matter victory, in which she came back from a set down against an even younger opponent:

Noskova saves the first with a forehand winner. Noskova drags Raducanu wide and puts away a backhand winner in the open court. And the third when Raducanu nets a tame backhand. Wild backhand by Noskova and Raducanu does break. Noskova drills another backhand winner up the line. Another missed Noskova return and Raducanu holds. Raducanu finds her first serve and Noskova nets a backhand, 30-15. Good second serve by Noskova and Raducanu nets. Fourth set point Raducanu after Noskova puts a backhand wide. The Czech saves the first when Raducanu mistimes a forehand. But not the second as Noskova nets a forehand. Noskova saves the first with a drop shot winner.

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.

Reigning US Open champion Emma Raducanu executed a gritty comeback win over Linda Noskova, the youngest player in the draw, to prevail in her Roland Garros ...

Tomljanovic held on for her fifth career Top 10 win in 1 hour, 52 minutes despite letting a 3-0 lead slip in the first set, and a 4-2 lead in the second. But Raducanu swiftly broke back for 4-4, and the Brit made her move at 6-5 when she converted her fourth set point in that game with a deft drop shot. "These are the matches that I love to get up for," Tomljanovic said. Match moments: Noskova found powerful winners from both wings to take the first set in over an hour. Raducanu's first tour-level match on the surface came earlier this season at Billie Jean King Cup qualifying, before going 4-3 at Hologic WTA Tour events in Stuttgart, Madrid and Rome. Even on the run on her backhand wide she was hitting the line so well.

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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.

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.

Emma Raducanu insists she has zero expectations at the French Open after battling through three sets to win her opening-round match against qualifier Linda ...

Last week, I was doing a lot of gym work, a lot before and after practising, just keeping all the muscles fired up. She will be hoping to go on a similar run in Paris. Despite a strong start on her debut in the main draw at Roland Garros, Raducanu said: “I have no expectations here.

There were several positive signs for Emma Raducanu during her first-round win at Roland Garros with Tim Henman praising her fighting spirit while Mats ...

She’s so positive and I love watching her play because of her attitude.” - ATP Tour Her physicality has to catch up with her tennis ability, which is in no doubt. - ATP Tour “She does everything well on court, she moves well and is solid off both sides. “It was a great effort.

Emma Raducanu says playing at Roland Garros is giving her similar "vibes" to the US Open as the British No 1 prepares to face Aliaksandra Sasnovich of ...

So I've always got to do it the hard way and I managed to do that more and more on this surface." Available to download now on - iPhone & iPad and Android Still I'm not a guy that I'm going to come out and just blast guys off the court. "If she stays in that mindset she had against Noskova then Raducanu is going to win a lot of matches," he said. I'm going to take time grinding the guy down. I feel the same, but just my game's improved and I've just got to keep backing it up every day.