British tennis player Emma Raducanu advanced to the third round of the Cincinnati Open after a solid straight-sets victory over Olga Danilovic.
In her first match with Francis Roig, former coach of Rafael Nadal, Raducanu demonstrated her good level, securing the victory with a score of 6-3 and 6-2.
Despite a complicated start where she lost her serve in the first game, the 2021 US Open champion recovered quickly.
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After several service breaks in the first six games, Raducanu came back from 0-30 to secure another break and go up 5-3.
With seven consecutive points, he got three set points and clinched the first with an ace.
In the second set, Raducanu maintained pressure on her Serbian opponent, forcing errors and getting a break to lead 3-2.Emma Raducanu reacciona durante su victoria en sets corridos sobre Olga Danilovic en la segunda ronda del Cincinnati Open.Raducanu didn’t concede any more games, closing the match in an hour and 20 minutes.
In the third round, she could face the world number one, Aryna Sabalenka, in a repeat of her close defeat at Wimbledon last month.
Previously, Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek advanced with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Anastasia Potapova.
Madison Keys, Australian Open champion, saved two match points before defeating Eva Lys 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (1).
In the ATP box, Jannik Sinner, in his first match after winning his first Wimbledon title, defeated Daniel Elahi Galan 6-1, 6-1.
