Emma Raducanu's Slovenia Open campaign came to a shocking end as her opponent Dayana Yastremska retired injured with the Brit just two points from the ...
The British No 1 was on course to break one final time at 30-0 on the Yastremska serve at 5-3, when the Ukrainian stopped the game to call the physio after dropping her racket when she felt pain in her wrist, which was already taped. It was a positive start for the top seed, who held to love in her first service game before breaking the Ukrainian’s serve to take an early lead. It was the Brit’s first match since dropping to No 83 in the world but she showed that she was up for the challenge of climbing back up to the top as she breezed through before the match ended suddenly.
Emma Raducanu made a good return to tennis in Portoroz easily controlling the match against Yastremska before the Ukraniania retired.
She didn't press the issue too much either which preserved her energy well for the finish but unfrotunately it came due to a retirement. Raducanu took the ball early and she struck with a lot of confidence early in the match. She did a lot of damage on return attacking Yastremska with great success.
Emma Raducanu put in an assured display as she downed Dayana Yastremska at the Slovenia Open after the Ukrainian retired one game away from a straight sets ...
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Emma Raducanu wins her first match since the early end of her US Open title defence; Beats Dayana Yastremska at the Slovenia Open in Portoroz; Raducanu was ...
I am happy to be in the next round." I fought hard to stay in the points. "It has been really nice to be here.
The 19-year-old beat Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine in her first match since the defence of her US Open title ended in a first-round defeat to Alize Cornet. It ...
It left Raducanu at No 83 in this week's new rankings - a drop of 72 places - but she had insisted she relished the 'clean slate' it afforded her in her bid to return to the top of the game. It was the British No 1's first match since her US Open title defence ended in the first round The 19-year-old beat Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine in her first match since the defence of her US Open title ended in a first-round defeat to Alize Cornet.
No. 1 seed Emma Raducanu advanced to the second round of the Zavarovalnica Sava Portoroz when her first-round opponent, Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine, ...
No. And No. Sixth seed Qiang Wang of China outlasted Belgium's Yanina Wickmayer 6-4, 1-6, 6-4, and Canadian seventh seed Rebecca Marino handled Russia's Anna Blinkova 7-5, 6-2. She came back from down 3-2 in the second set, winning four of the last five games in the set to extend the match. 2 seed Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil opened with a 7-6 (3), 6-3 win over Clara Tauson of Denmark. Raducanu was already two points away from winning the match at the time.
Emma Raducanu's opponent, Dayana Yastremska, has divided the tennis world after retiring injured only two points away from losing in Slovenia.
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Emma Raducanu says she was “really happy” with her performance at the Slovenia Open as she won her first match since exiting the US Open.
So I’m happy to be into the next round.” So I knew it was going to be a tough match going in. Yastremska put up a tougher fight but was broken again with Raducanu set for victory.
DAYANA YASTREMSKA retired injured with Emma Raducanu two points away from the win.
The Brit dropped 72 places to world No 83 when the rankings updated on Monday but was happy with her performance as she appeared to bounce back well after the crushing loss in New York. After an assessment, she retired the match with the British No 1 two points from a standard 6-2 6-3 win. But she earned the point when Yastremska was forced to throw her racket in pain, with her wrist already heavily taped.
Emma Raducanu won her first match since her US Open exit as she beat Dayana Yastremska in the first round of the Slovenia Open.
So I'm happy to be into the next round." [Elizabeth Mandlik](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=5436) or [Anna-Lena Friedsam](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2506) in the second round on Wednesday. [Emma Raducanu](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3398) won her first match since her US Open exit as she beat Ukrainian [Dayana Yastremska](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3142) in the first round of the Slovenia Open.
Emma Raducanu delighted after 'fighting hard' for Slovenia win in first match after 'clean slate'. Raducanu saved all but one of four break points on her serve ...
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