Emma Raducanu defies a late wobble to get her grass-court season off to a winning start with a straight sets victory over Japan's Ena Shibahara.
Emma Raducanu defied a late wobble to get her grass-court season off to a winning start with a straight sets victory over Japan's Ena Shibahara at the Nottingham Open.
"It's been quite a few weeks since I last played a competitive match so I didn't really know how it would go," said Raducanu.Playing at the venue of her very first WTA match in 2021, months before her astounding run to the US Open title, Raducanu showed her intent early on by breaking Shibahara in the opening game at the Nottingham Tennis Centre.
But, after going a double break up with a 5-1 lead, cracks started to appear in Raducanu's performance. But that was where Shibahara's resurgence ended as Raducanu sealed her place in the second round, converting her first match point on her opponent's serve. Their match resumed on Tuesday lunchtime having being suspended after the second set on Monday night due to poor light.
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