Emma Raducanu

Emma Raducanu came from behind to beat rising star Linda Fruhvirtova in a stop-start match at the ASB Classic in Auckland.

The world No 79 didn't let the break disrupt her momentum though, as she returned and quickly stormed to 5-0, finding herself seving for the match. The 20-year-old was hoping for a fresh start after a difficult freshman year on the tour and found herself coming up against a much younger opponent in a rare occurence, as she faced 17-year-old Fruhvirtova. After dropping the first set and going down an early break in the second, the world No 78 turned things around by winning 12 of 14 games to clinch victory in two hours and 28 minutes in a match that was rained off twice.

The popular British player was pushed hard by a rising Czech teenager.

I felt like I was playing in the UK and everyone was behind me.” Fruhvirtova saved three match points in a marathon seventh game before Raducanu finally clinched the contest, looking to the skies with a mix of relief and happiness. The 20-year-old looked in deep trouble at 2-0 in the second set – after losing eight points in succession – and looked across to her coaches in frustration. “I was very, very surprised, but I was absolutely here for it. So for four hours, it was pretty tough and testing with the conditions.” “It was really challenging,” said Raducanu.

The 78th ranked Brit finished on top 4-6 6-4 6-2 against the relatively evenly matched Fruhvirtova.

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“I felt like everyone was behind me and I absolutely loved it. I felt like I was almost playing in the UK. “From the back, if I was just pushing the ball around, she would outrun me. * “I was very surprised, but I was absolutely here for it. “The first eight points went by very quick and I think that for me, after the rain delay I came out pretty sluggish and slow and the score went fast from 4-4 (in the first set) to 2-0 down (in the second).

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"I'm looking forward to working hard because I've got a better idea of what to expect now, so I'll be less like a deer in the headlights. She won the next four games and eventually the match with a marked lift in aggression. Fruhvirtova took an early 2-0 lead in the second set but Raducanu broke back for 2-2 and went on to take the set in 46 minutes.

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[Wimbledon](https://www.tennis365.com/category/grand-slam/wimbledon/) [Australian Open](https://www.tennis365.com/category/australian-open/) [Tennis News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/tennis-news/) [News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/news/) [Davis Cup](https://www.tennis365.com/category/davis-cup/) And physically just trying to work on a better base and foundation for next year so hopefully I can be more robust and last longer and be able to play a full calendar.” [WTA Tour](https://www.tennis365.com/category/wta-tour/) “I did two months of physical, like gym work. Tennis I started hitting properly again [on December 9], so it was pretty soon, and I started playing points like literally [a few days later.] I think that’s pretty positive.

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.

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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.

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.

Emma Raducanu has already started to fulfil her aims for the 2023 season after starting the year with a win over Linda Fruhvirtova.

Raducanu continued: “For a results goal I’d say it’s to win a title, and three I’d say is to be playing fearless tennis. And she has already impressed with a [gritty comeback win over Linda Fruhvirtova](/sport/tennis/1716207/Emma-Raducanu-statement-comeback-win-Auckland-ASB-Classic-Linda-Fruhvirtova-tennis-news) in her opening match of the year in Auckland. “A lot of the time you don’t feel ready for the match or the tournament and you still have to keep going.

Emma Raducanu explained just how much work she did in the gym during the off-season.

“I think right now because I’m still trying to find my timing and groove and my tennis, it’s a bit early to tell,” she said of any potential fitness gains. The British No 1 joined forces with the former fitness trainer of Murray, Alexander Zverev and Dominic Thiem back in October and has since reviewed their time together, explaining just how much work she put into improving her strength over the off-season. It was a strong physical performance from the world No 78 who had often struggled with lengthy matches and injuries in 2022, and served as a testament to her work with Jez Green over the off-season.

Great Britain's Emma Raducanu has made staying injury-free and playing fearless tennis two of her big goals for 2023 after a tough season last time out.

[Tennis News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/tennis-news/) Just not thinking about consequences. So I’ll be less like a deer in the headlights. She said: “For 2023 my goal is to stay healthy for longer. But once I settle into that I think the physical side will definitely have made a difference because there’s no way it can’t have. “It’s amazing to have him in my corner and helping me out.

Emma Raducanu came back from a set down to defeat Linda Fruhvirtova at the ASB Classic in Auckland on Tuesday.

"For a results goal I'd say it's to win a title, and three I'd say is to be playing fearless tennis. Just not thinking about consequences. So I'll be less like a deer in the headlights.