Emma Raducanu

Emma Raducanu came from behind to beat Linda Fruhvirtova 4-6 6-4 6-2 at the ASB Classic in Auckland as the Brit started her 2023 season with a win.

Australian Open From there, Fruhvirtova stepped it up to take it 6-4, and held a 2-0 lead in the second before Raducanu found a way to come back into it, recovering to take it 6-4 and level up the match. However there was to be no stopping Raducanu when play resumed, as she streaked to a 5-0 lead - and despite a late Fruhvirtova fightback - took the victory. "Linda is such a great young player and it was a different dynamic for me because normally I am the younger one and going into this match she is, and she’s going to be up there for sure and she already is, so massive props to her. As such she would have been desperate to begin 2023 in a different manner, and that she did, showing resilience after losing the first set to ultimately overpower her 17-year-old opponent in a rain-affected encounter. Emma Raducanu came from behind to beat Linda Fruhvirtova 4-6 6-4 6-2 at the ASB Classic in Auckland as the Brit started her 2023 season with a win.

Raducanu dropped her first set to the 17-year-old from the Czech Republic, and was a break down in the second, but bounced back to win in three despite a ...

'I've had to adapt to the other things,' Raducanu said recently of her past 12 months. Emma Raducanu makes a winning start to 2023 as she beats Linda Fruhvirtova at the ASB Classic in Auckland... Raducanu selected Singapore to fit in an intense block of practice with her latest coach, Sebastian Sachs.

Emma Raducanu recovers from a set and a break down to open 2023 with a 4-6 6-4 6-2 win over Czech teenager Linda Fruhvirtova in the first round of the.

Raducanu squandered three match points on the 17-year-old's serve to see her lead cut from 5-0 to 5-2, and she also fell 0-30 down in the final game, but she kept her composure and sealed a three-set win as Fruhvirtova sent a backhand long. However, the British number one proceeded to win four games on the bounce to turn the tide in her favour, although she let Fruhvirtova come back to 40-30 from a 40-0 lead before serving out the set. Raducanu missed four chances to break in the penultimate game of the first set before being broken herself, and Fruhvirtova roared into a 2-0 lead in the second set.

Emma Raducanu registered a 4-6 6-4 6-2 comeback win over Linda Fruhvirtova at the ASB Classic in Auckland to win her first match of 2023.

‘It’s amazing to have him in my corner and helping me out,’ she said. ‘So I’ll be less like a deer in the headlights. The 20-year-old added: ‘For 2023 my goal is to stay healthy for longer. [What to expect from tennis in 2023 as Raducanu fights demons and Djokovic eyes GOAT status](https://metro.co.uk/2022/12/28/tennis-predictions-2023-novak-djokovic-to-become-all-time-goat-18005897/?ico=more_text_links) [She teamed up with German coach Sebastian Sachs last month](https://metro.co.uk/2022/12/18/emma-raducanu-ignores-andy-murrays-advice-and-names-another-new-coach-17956448/) and her hard work in training appears to have paid off as she recovered from a set-and-break deficit, winning four games on the trot to change the momentum and win. [US Open](https://metro.co.uk/tag/us-open/?ico=auto_link_sport_P2_LNK1) – [struggled with injury and form throughout 2022](https://metro.co.uk/2022/12/28/tennis-predictions-2023-novak-djokovic-to-become-all-time-goat-18005897/?preview_id=18005897&_thumbnail_id=18006178) but looked a new woman in an impressive performance against Czech teenager Fruhvirtova.

Former US Open champion beat 17-year-old rising star Linda Furhvirtova 4-6, 6-4 6-2 in the first round of the ASB Classic.

On Wednesday Poland face Italy in the Brisbane final, Croatia face Greece in Perth and Great Britain take on the USA in Sydney. And in the United Cup Croatia and Poland secured passage from the group stage with wins over France and Switzerland respectively. But once I made that break at 3-2 in the first set I thought I stepped it up and played really good tennis for the rest of the match.” Raducanu dropped her first set to the 17-year-old from the Czech Republic, but bounced back to win the second and third in a rain-affected match. The 6ft 5in American, ranked 33 in the world and 16 places higher than the British number four, repeated that victory with a 7-6 (3) 6-3 success in one hour and 56 minutes. He then broke twice at the start of the set, as he sailed into the second round with a 6-3, 6-2 win.