INDIAN WELLS, Calif.—Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray remained unbeaten this season in matches that go to a deciding third or fifth set by coming back to beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6–7 (5), 6–1, 6–4 across more than three hours in the first round of the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday, March 9. Murray, a…
WTA Roundup: Emma Raducanu Advances in Slovenia
No. 1 seed Emma Raducanu advanced to the second round of the Zavarovalnica Sava Portoroz when her first-round opponent, Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine, retired Monday night in Portoroz, Slovenia. Raducanu was already two points away from winning the match at the time. She led 6–2, 5–3, 30–0, having saved three of four break points while…
Raducanu’s US Open Title Defense Ends in First Round
NEW YORK—Emma Raducanu, who made a dream run to the U.S. Open title last year, suffered a nightmare 6–3, 6–3 first round loss to Frenchwoman Alize Cornet on Tuesday as the clock finally struck midnight on an improbable tennis fairytale. Raducanu captivated the sporting world when she became the first qualifier to claim a Grand…
Emma Raducanu Records Another Stellar Win in Cincinnati
One day after thrashing Serena Williams, 10th-seeded Emma Raducanu dismantled another Grand Slam champion by rolling to a 6–0, 6–2 win over Victoria Azarenka on Wednesday in the second round of the Western & Southern Open at Mason, Ohio. The 19-year-old Brit had five aces and converted five of six break points in the easy…
US Open Champion Raducanu Loses in 2nd Round at French Open
PARIS—U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu is out of the French Open in the second round. Raducanu lost to Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus 3–6, 6–1, 6–1 to end her Roland Garros tournament debut on Wednesday. The 19-year-old Raducanu broke Sasnovich in the fifth game of the opening set, hitting consecutive backhand winners followed by a forehand…
Hampered Raducanu Suffers Defeat by Kovinic in Australian Open
MELBOURNE—British teenage tennis star Emma Raducanu was unable to find the solution to her latest Grand Slam puzzle on Thursday, as a combination of a blistered racket hand and an inspired Danka Kovinic derailed her Australian Open plans in the second round. The 17th seed, who rocketed to fame by winning last year’s U.S. Open…
Raducanu Can Become One of World’s Most Marketable Athletes
LONDON—Emma Raducanu’s astonishing U.S. Open triumph could lead to a pot of gold worth around 20 million pounds ($27.7 million) over the next two years and that may be just the start, according to sports marketing experts. The 18-year-old Briton was almost unheard before reaching the fourth round at this year’s Wimbledon, having earned around…
Britain’s Raducanu Beats Fernandez to Win US Open
NEW YORK—Unseeded British teenager Emma Raducanu went from qualifier to champion at the U.S. Open in just her second appearance at a Grand Slam tournament. Raducanu beat Canadian teenager Leylah Fernandez 6–4, 6–3 in the final at Flushing Meadows on Saturday to become the first player to go preliminary qualifying rounds all the way to…
Teens Raducanu and Fernandez Advance to US Open Final
NEW YORK—Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez are so similar in so many ways: They possess enviable quickness and anticipation. They take balls low to the ground and redirect them with ease. They don’t care how much better-known or more successful opponents are. They love the big moment. There’s more. They’re both teenagers. They’re both unseeded…
Britain’s Raducanu Surprises Herself With US Open Run
NEW YORK—No one is more surprised than Emma Raducanu herself. The British teenager became the first qualifier to reach the U.S. Open semi-finals by beating Olympic champion Belinda Bencic in straight sets on Wednesday. “I didn’t expect to be here at all,” Raducanu told reporters. “I think my flights were booked at the end of…
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