Emma Raducanu defeated Magda Linette in her second round match in the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells Tennis Garden. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports)
INDIAN WELLS, California – Emma Raducanu knocked out 20th seed Polish Magda Linette 7-6(3) 6-2 on Saturday to reach the third round of Indian Wells and record the biggest win. since being crowned at the US Open in 2021.
The 20-year-old British fell into the first set 4-1 but bounced back from there, scoring with her forehand to push Linette deep into the court.
She sealed the victory by whipping a forehand down the line to get fans to their feet on a warm and windy day in the Southern California desert.
The win marks Raducanu’s first consecutive win since September and is a hopeful sign that she can overcome the many health issues that have plagued her lately.
She suffered an ankle injury leading up to the Australian Open in January, tonsillitis forced her to withdraw ahead of last week’s Austin Open and a wrist injury flared up, causing her 2022 season to be cut. short and needs the attention of a physiotherapist on Saturday.
“I would like to say that I feel more positive about my match today,” Raducanu told reporters.
“The first day I really didn’t know what was going on. I feel pretty good out there today, especially with the conditions. It was very windy and I did a great job getting through it.”
Next, she will face Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic or Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil.
Elsewhere, Czech Karolina Muchova scored an impressive 7-6(1) 6-3 win on her tournament debut against two-time champions Victoria Azarenka of Belarus and Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic crushing her opponent. her compatriot, 28th seed Marie Bouzkova, 6-1 6 -1.
In the south, Italian 11th seed Jannik Sinner defeated Frenchman Richard Gasquet 6-3 7-6(2), while eighth seed Felix Auger Aliassime of Canada won 7-6(5) 6 -4 against Pedro Martinez and Jack Draper of Spain won the all-English match against 24th seed Dan Evans 6-4 6-2.
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