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Emma Raducanu admits struggle in gritty French Open win over Wang Xinyu

7-5, 4-6, 6-3 win sets up second-round tie against SwiatekRaducanu took medical timeout towards end of first setEmma Raducanu arrived in Paris towards the end of last week fully preoccupied by her recovery from the back spasms she had suffered days earlier. Her expectations accordingly lowered, she deservingly started her French Open on a high by demonstrating her mental toughness throughout an excellent, gritty 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 win over Xinyu Wang of China to reach the second round at Roland Garros.Raducanu will now face one of the toughest challenges possible in professional tennis as she takes on the four-time French Open champion Iga Swiatek. Swiatek, who is attempting to win an open era record fourth consecutive title at Roland Garros, opened her title defence with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Rebecca Sramkova and Raducanu said of the match-up: “I’m very happy to give myself another chance. I felt the noise around the match [against Swiatek] before we’d played the first round. I’m looking ...


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