Emma Raducanu

2023 - 1 - 18

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Emma Raducanu out of Australian Open after straight-sets defeat to ... (The Guardian)

Coco Gauff is through to the third round of the Australian Open after a 6-3, 7-6 victory over Britain's Emma Raducanu.

On her second set point, Raducanu pushed Gauff back and perfectly set up the point, only to dump a drop shot into the net. What she has done is rise towards the top of the game by competing consistently over a long period of time, winning many more matches. As they moved towards a second set tie-break, the intensity and quality gradually rose. Raducanu found greater balance in her shotmaking and she pulled herself back into the set. It was a contest between two of the most high-profile young women’s players on the tour, but they arrived on Rod Laver Arena after completely different preparations. Although the Atlanta-born world No 7 stood across the net on Rod Laver Arena against a grand slam champion in Britain’s Emma Raducanu, her elder by a year and a half, as a professional tennis player she has already seen so much more.

Coco Gauff defeats Emma Raducanu to advance at the Australian ... (CNN)

Coco Gauff fought through a tough second round match at the Australian Open on Wednesday, defeating Emma Raducanu 6-3 7-6.

Gauff, however, was moving superbly around the court, retrieving shots that seemed well out of her reach. “Considering the circumstances, I can imagine both of us were nervous,” Gauff said in her on-court interview. It looked like the American would cruise through the rest of the match when she took a 3-1 lead in the second set, but Raducanu clawed her way back into the contest and broke Gauff to love at 3-4.

Australian Open: Emma Raducanu falls short against Coco Gauff in ... (Sky Sports)

The former US Open champion, ranked 70 places below Gauff, grew into the match and was the better player late in the second set but was unable to take two set ...

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Coco Gauff overcomes battling Emma Raducanu to move into round ... (Eurosport.co.uk)

Coco Gauff moved into round three of the Australian Open after a 6-3, 7-6 victory over Emma Raducanu.

The third ended with a lob volley that Raducanu could only manage to hit into the net, securing the second-round win and a spot in the third round for Gauff. With four match points to win, Gauff’s first was saved with a backhand winner and she put her second into the net. The Brit struggled with her serve, its speed dropping drastically, but in a huge turnaround, Gauff consistently could not keep the ball in, something that was not happening in the first set, and the momentum began to turn into Raducanu’s favour. It continued to go back and forth, with Gauff taking the first two points of the next game, but some unforced errors and a killer forehand from Raducanu saw it become 30-30, with the Briton then fashioning break points. After Gauff grabbed a point of her own, she found the net, making it 5-3. That didn’t deter her though, and after setting up another break chance, her aggression forced Gauff to double fault on the next.

Coco Gauff admits recognising her mom's nerves during Emma ... (Tennis365)

Coco Gauff had to keep her emotions in check in a topsy-turvy second round Australian Open win over Emma Raducanu at the Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday, ...

[Australian Open](https://www.tennis365.com/category/australian-open/) There’s other British players, but no one has done what she’s done and gotten that far in a Slam.” [News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/news/) But also, at the same time, I didn’t win a Slam. “There’s always, for American fans, someone to look to. [Tennis News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/tennis-news/) “Obviously she’s gone through a lot of pressure, bursting onto the scene. 20-year-old Raducanu has never been ranked above 10th in the world, but claimed a shock victory at the 2021 US Open. “I know my mum gets nervous… “I don’t look at [my nervous parents] too much in the match,” she said, as per Eurosport. [discovery+](https://www.discoveryplus.com/gb/sport/tennis/australian-open?utm_campaign=UK-EU-D1-WBD-C11-PR-CAM-AW-W-Tennis-AustralianOpen-221221-NA&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pr.com&utm_content=text-paid-prcom-id1) and Eurosport

Emma Raducanu: Tim Henman highlights key areas to improve to ... (Eurosport.com)

Tim Henman believes Emma Raducanu's Australian Open defeat to Coco Gauff was a “learning curve” and highlighted key areas where she needs to improve.

But in the end, I think Gauff wanted it more and was a bit more comfortable not playing great, but still needing the win under her belt.” You have to work hard, take time and get to know each other. She was able to stay in and win the longer exchanges. “She’s still developing, and we’re talking about the identity of her game. That’s why she qualified and won the US Open; she has the ability,” said former British No. Tim Henman believes Emma Raducanu’s Australian Open defeat to Coco Gauff was a “learning curve” for the British No.

Emma Raducanu beaten by Coco Gauff at Australian Open (BreakingNews.ie)

The British number one fell to a 6-3 7-6 (4) defeat on Rod Laver Arena.

Raducanu’s level dipped at the start of the second set, with two double faults handing Gauff a break of serve to lead 2-1, but she picked it up again and it was the American’s turn to falter as Raducanu broke back for 4-4. Gauff got the better of three breaks of serve in a row to lead 4-2 and then saved three break points serving for the set to keep her nose in front. The physical work that she put in during the off-season helped her trade blow for blow with one of the most powerful players in the game and she reminded critics and fans alike that she is a player of rare talents.