1 week ago Emma Raducanu feeling ‘pretty good’ as she steps up Wimbledon preparations

The 22-year-old has been hindered by persistent back spasms.

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3 w. ago Emma Raducanu accused of 'cold' and 'dismissive' handshake with French Open rival Iga Swiatek after British star was brutally dumped out of Grand Slam

Emma Raducanu 's final interaction with Iga Swiatek was dubbed 'cold' and 'dismissive' after the ex-British No1 was brutally despatched 6-1, 6-2 in their French Open meeting.

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3 w. ago Emma Raducanu in 'cold' moment with opponent after humbling French Open defeat

Emma Raducanu was humbled in her second round match against Iga Swiatek, winning just three games, with a cold moment at the net spotted by former player Annabel Croft

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3 w. ago Emma Raducanu admits she was ‘exposed’ in French Open exit to Iga Swiatek

Raducanu has now lost all five meetings with Swiatek without winning a set.

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3 w. ago Emma Raducanu felt ‘exposed’ by Iga Swiatek in French Open thrashing

Raducanu lost 6-1 6-2 to defending champion Swiatek, who has now won all five matches against the former US Open winner

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3 w. ago Swiatek dismantles Raducanu to maintain quest for fourth French Open title in a row

Defending champion sweeps aside Raducanu 6-1, 6-2Swiatek extends record to 5-0 against British opponentJust a couple of weeks after stressing the importance of playing against the best players in the world more frequently in order to improve her own game, Emma Raducanu found herself up against the greatest of them all. She walked out onto Court Philippe-Chatrier on Wednesday afternoon facing the toughest challenge in her sport.The task of facing Iga Swiatek at the French Open, her fortress, was unsurprisingly too much for Raducanu and in the second successive grand slam tournament she was dismantled by her imperious opponent, the fifth seed, who eased into the third round at Roland Garros with a 6-1, 6-2 win. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago French Open: Emma Raducanu crashes out after another heavy defeat to Iga Swiatek

Raducanu has won just four games across two matches against Swiatek at Grand Slams this year

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3 w. ago Emma Raducanu vs Iga Swiatek LIVE: French Open scores and updates with Carlos Alcaraz also in action

Day four at Roland Garros is action packed with Emma Raducanu aiming to beat Iga Swiatek for the first time as women’s No.1 seed Aryna Sabalenka also looks to progress

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3 w. ago Emma Raducanu faces daunting task and must end French Open rivals' FOUR

Emma Raducanu will need to become the first person to beat Iga Swiatek in four years at the French Open if she wants to see off the Pole in their second round clash in Paris

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3 w. ago French Open order of play and day four schedule including Emma Raducanu, Iga Swiatek and Carlos Alcaraz

Everything you need to know ahead of the fourth day of action at Roland Garros

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3 w. ago Jannik Sinner vs Arthur Rinderknecht LIVE: French Open scores and updates after Emma Raducanu sets up Iga Swiatek clash

An action-packed day two at the French Open sees Raducanu eased into the second round with Katie Boulter in action before Jannik Sinner returns tonight

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3 w. ago Emma Raducanu sets up clash with Iga Swiatek as Katie Boulter digs deep for first Roland Garros win

Men’s defending champion Carlos Alcaraz is also through to the second round

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3 w. ago Katie Boulter vs Carole Monnet LIVE: French Open scores and updates after Emma Raducanu sets up Iga Swiatek clash

An action-packed day two at the French Open sees Raducanu eased into the second round with Katie Boulter in action before Jannik Sinner returns tonight

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3 w. ago Emma Raducanu: I overcame illness to battle through to French Open second round

Raducanu completed a gutsy 7-5 4-6 6-3 victory in two hours and 44 minutes.

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3 w. ago French Open: Emma Raducanu to face Iga Swiatek after battling first

Raducanu appeared to be struggling with illness late in first set but earned hard-fought win in almost three hours

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3 w. ago 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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3 w. ago Emma Raducanu to face Swiatek after French Open win over Wang Xinyu

Gritty win sets up second-round tie against championFearnley and Boulter both savour first-round victoriesEmma Raducanu will face one of the toughest challenges in ­tennis after setting up a French Open ­second‑round match against the four-time champion Iga Swiatek.Despite arriving in Paris preoccupied by her recovery from the back spasms she had endured days earlier, Raducanu demonstrated her mental toughness in a gritty 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 win against Xinyu Wang of China, the WTA No 43. Swiatek, who is ­attempting to win an open era‑record fourth consecutive women’s singles championship at Roland Garros, began her title defence with a 6-3, 6-3 win against Rebecca Sramkova. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Emma Raducanu overcomes flat start to set up French Open clash with Iga Swiatek

Raducanu completed a gutsy 7-5 4-6 6-3 victory in two hours and 44 minutes.

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3 w. ago Emma Raducanu back problem still ‘not 100 per cent’ ahead of French Open

The British number two had a back spasm while playing in Strasbourg on Wednesday.

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4 w. ago French Open draw: Emma Raducanu on Iga Swiatek collision course as Jack Draper learns Roland Garros path

Fifth seed Draper could meet world No1 Jannik Sinner if he reaches the quarter-finals in Paris

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