Raducanu

'I'm so grateful for the experience of being able to play her and for our careers to cross over, everything that she's achieved is so inspirational and it ...

“I’m playing another slam champion, so it’s obviously going to be really difficult. She’s just such a legend,” Raducanu said. “To be honest, I was just in awe. If there were any nerves jangling around in Raducanu’s mind at the prospect of facing a woman who had won five grand slams before she was even born, they did not show. I think I said one ‘come on’ in the match, and because I respect her so much as an athlete, as a tennis player, as a person,” Raducanu said. [Emma Raducanu](http://www.inews.co.uk/topic/emma-raducanu?ico=in-line_link) handed [ Serena Williams](http://www.inews.co.uk/topic/serena-williams?ico=in-line_link) a chastening 6-4 6-0 defeat at the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati but made sure to “honour the amazing career” of the 23-time grand slam champion in her penultimate tournament.

EMMA RADUCANU defeated Serena Williams in a blockbuster Cincinnati first-round clash.

Despite earning one of the biggest victories of her career, the world No 13 was muted in her celebrations both during the match and after closing out the win, and she has now explained why she opted to keep things low-key. The 19-year-old earned one of the biggest scalps of her career as she bagelled the 23-time Major champion [for a 6-4 6-0 win in just 65 minutes](/sport/tennis/1656260/Emma-Raducanu-Serena-Williams-Cincinnati-US-Open-tennis-news-report) but was noticeably subdued in celebration despite finding arguably her best level since winning the US Open. Raducanu drew Williams in the most anticipated first-round match of this week’s Western & Southern Open, with the former world No 1 having recently announced her upcoming retirement.

Emma Raducanu continues her trial basis with coach Dmitry Tursunov this week as she wants to give herself more time before she makes the final decision.

Raducanu is currently the 13th-ranked player in the world with 2,742 points. Emma Raducanu continues her trial basis with coach Dmitry Tursunov this week as she wants to give herself more time before she makes the final decision. This week in Cincinnati, Raducanu is again joined by Tursunov.

Emma Raducanu made light of Serena Williams in their much-talked about Western & Southern Open match and former British No 1 Greg Rusedski admits he was ...

[ATP Tour](https://www.tennis365.com/category/atp-tour/) [Tennis News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/tennis-news/) [WTA Tour](https://www.tennis365.com/category/wta-tour/) [US Open](https://www.tennis365.com/category/us-open/) “I thought her tactics were good, standing a little further back on the return of serve to buy herself some more time. “I’ve seen some improvements in her game actually,” he told Amazon Prime. “We just need to see how we work with each other, how we complement each other. Tursunov, though, is only trial with Raducanu admitting before Tuesday’s match they still have to see if they are a good fit. It’s too early to tell,” she said. [secure a 6-4, 6-0 victory](https://www.tennis365.com/tennis-news/calm-emma-raducanu-legend-inspirational-serena-williams/).

Less than 16 hours after she dumped Serena Williams out of the Western and Southern Open with a 6-4 6-0 victory she was at it again with an even more dominant 6 ...

I didn’t let myself get too high or too low and that definitely helped.” The Belarusian, who was the champion of this tournament in 2020 when it was played on the site of the US Open, finally registered her first game at the 11th attempt when she held serve. Less than 16 hours after she dumped Serena Williams out of the Western and Southern Open with a 6-4 6-0 victory she was at it again with an even more dominant 6-0 6-2 win in just over an hour.

What time is Emma Raducanu vs Victoria Azarenka today? How to watch Western & Southern Open match. Everything you need to know ahead of the meeting at the final ...

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Emma Raducanu downed Victoria Azarenka in her most dominant performance of the year to date to reach the last 16 of the Cincinnati Masters.

[Tennis News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/tennis-news/) [ATP Tour](https://www.tennis365.com/category/atp-tour/) [US Open](https://www.tennis365.com/category/us-open/) [WTA Tour](https://www.tennis365.com/category/wta-tour/) I was just like one level and I think that helped.” “It was really difficult at 15-40 And then the momentum could shift.

Emma Raducanu has continued her impressive form ahead of the US Open after brushing aside a second former world No1 in quick succession.

I didn’t let myself get too high or too low and that definitely helped.” “I am really pleased with how I dug in and serving it out in that last game was really difficult. “In the second set I could feel the important moments and a couple of turning points that could have made the second set really difficult.

Emma Raducanu followed up her win against Serena Williams with a 6-0, 6-2 thrashing of Victoria Azarenka in Cincinnati.

At 33 years old and with her stagnant ranking of 22, Azarenka is even further removed from her days as a top player than Williams, her run to the 2020 US Open final an anomaly in the six years since she was a top–10 player. She sprayed unforced errors and moved sluggishly, and finished the first set with just four winners to 16 errors in the first set alone. You know how difficult the wins are to come by,” she said. When Azarenka contested the US Open final in 2020, Raducanu was studying for her exams, dreaming of one day joining her on those stages. “I think I have tried a lot of things, and this year I think some matches, I have lost a lot of matches from leading situations and probably just played too tense,” she said. It became immediately clear that there would be no hangover as she broke Azarenka’s serve in the opening game and ran with the lead, hugging the baseline and robbing time from the Belarusian with her early ball-striking while offering few errors.

Emma Raducanu thrashed Victoria Azarenka for the loss of two games at the Cincinnati Open as the Briton looks in-form ahead of her US Open title defence.

Raducanu was looking composed in the face of her opponent's obvious difficulties, although it was hard to gauge how much of the remarkably one-sided match was down to her quality or the paucity of Azarenka's play. "I was playing a great match for sure. The Belarussian took a lengthy bathroom break at the end of the set but it was more one-way traffic when she re-emerged, with Raducanu's wide serve on the deuce side - as it had been against Williams - winning her a slew of free points. By the ninth game Azarenka had won just six points on serve in total, and it was painful viewing as a double fault saw the 33-year-old go 3-0 down in the second set. And Azarenka was broken every time she stepped up to the line, looking uncertain on her serve in the face of Raducanu's fearsome returning, with the 19-year-old sealing the opener 6-0 in just 27 minutes. Azarenka bellowed to herself that she just wanted to get "one ball in court" as a mistake-laden display - containing 16 unforced errors - gave her no chance against Raducanu's efficiency, especially on serve where the Brit won 16 points to her opponent's paltry five.

The British teenager continued the dominant form shed showed in the first round against Serena Williams; the former world No 1 Victoria Azarenka didnt hold ...

"I had to stay really focused throughout and in the second set I could feel the important moments. Simona Halep was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to a right thigh injury. "I have been told it is most likely a really minor sprain, so everything should be healed soon." In contrast, Raducanu displayed a steely focus and outstanding concentration to keep her foot on the gas for two sets. "The things that I do are maybe more amplified because of my situation. There were a couple of turning points that could have made the second set really, really difficult...

Emma Raducanu won the first 10 games against Victoria Azarenka en route to a straight-sets victory Wednesday in the second round of the Western & Southern ...

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Raducanu faced Williams for the first - and most likely final - time in the first round of the Cincinatti Open this week and came out on top, comfortably ...

I think the biggest celebration is just like what the crowd kind of gave her and honoured her. Like she's done so much for the sport that, yeah, I just respect her a lot. I think she's done amazing things for the sport. "I think we all need to just honour Serena and her amazing career. “I think I said, like, one ‘Come on’ in the match, and I was just staying to myself, because I respect her so much as an athlete, as a tennis player, as a person. The Bromley-born 19-year-old has struggled for form over the past year ever since her sensational US Open victory last year.