Emma Raducanu confesses why she really struggled to close out Seoul R16 match

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Emma Raducanu confessed that she felt a sudden tension after going up by a set and two breaks against No. 8 seed Yuan Yue in the Seoul round-of-16 just because it wasn’t a situation to which she was very accustomed.

On Thursday, the 21-year-old ousted the Chinese tennis player 6-4 6-3 to reach her fifth WTA quarterfinal of the year. But it only happened after the Briton converted her seventh match point as she missed out on five match points on her serve in the eighth game of the second set before recollecting and earning and realizing her seventh on Yuan’s serve in the following game.

Addressing the situation in her post-match presser, Raducanu honestly revealed what happened. 

“Second set, a bit of nerves came in. I haven’t been in that situation much. I just had to remind myself I was a set and 5-3 up. I was ready to break, I’d been putting pressure on her service games all the time,” the current world No. 70 admitted. 

Emma Raducanu© YouTube screenshot

 

Raducanu on playing next against Daria Kasatkina

For a place in the Seoul semifinal, the 2021 US Open winner will be fighting against No. 1 seed Kasatkina, who dismantled Hailey Baptiste 6-4 6-2 after a first-round bye at the Korea Open.

Heading into the match, the Russian owns a 2-0 head-to-head, having…

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