sport news Emma Raducanu reaches the French Open second round after surviving major shock trends now

sport news Emma Raducanu reaches the French Open second round after surviving major shock trends now
sport news Emma Raducanu reaches the French Open second round after surviving major shock trends now

sport news Emma Raducanu reaches the French Open second round after surviving major shock trends now

Emma Raducanu survives a scare at the French Open as she battles past 17-year-old qualifier Linda Noskova to reach the second round at Roland Garros, after young Brit lost the first set in a tie-break Emma Raducanu battled back to beat Linda Noskova in a French Open thriller She was made to work against the qualifier and lost the first set on a tie-break However, the British No 1 was able to regroup and went on to take the second set And Raducanu soon wrapped up her win to triumph 6-7, 7-5, 6-1 at Roland Garros 

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Mark this down as the day Emma Raducanu came of age on clay.

First under leaden skies and then in late-evening sunshine, she did battle against fellow teenager Linda Noskova in two hours and 40 minutes of terrific tennis.

When the red dust had settled Raducanu had won 6-7, 7-5, 6-1. It was a gruelling, compelling baseline battle – exactly the kind of match the British No1 must get used to winning if she is to thrive on this surface.

Emma Raducanu beat fellow teenager Linda Noskova to reach the French Open second round

Emma Raducanu beat fellow teenager Linda Noskova to reach the French Open second round

Qualifier Noskova took the first set, but Raducanu battled back to avoid a major upset in Paris

Qualifier Noskova took the first set, but Raducanu battled back to avoid a major upset in Paris

Next she faces Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus in the second round.

In the rare position of facing a player

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