Hiya and welcome to reside protection of an enormous match for Emma Raducanu.
The Briton is in quarter-final motion on the Stuttgart Open the place she is going to play world primary Iga Swiatek. Raducanu comes into the match taking part in a few of the greatest tennis since successful the US Open in 2021.
She gained each her ties within the Billie Jean King Cup final weekend and are available via two matches this week in Germany, beating Angelique Kerber and Linda Noskova.
However she faces a frightening activity at present within the form of Swiatek, who’s a three-time winner of the French Open. The 2 gamers met two years in the past on the similar stage in Stuttgart and Raducanu says she is going to come into it with no concern.
She mentioned: “We performed right here two years in the past within the quarters, I’ve come a great distance in two years, and he or she has achieved rather a lot, I’ve nothing to lose, I can swing and revel in it.
“Hopefully get well in time. I’m good.”
Raducanu has struggled for kind and confidence up till the previous week after an injury-hit 2023 however she insists she by no means doubted the nice occasions would return.
“I’m not too stunned as a result of I’ve been working actually exhausting on the coaching courtroom and I knew it was only a matter of time,” she mentioned.
“This isn’t my greatest I nonetheless have a protracted method to go. I’m simply actually completely satisfied the rewards are beginning to come on the match courtroom.
“You know the way it’s when you’re coaching day in, time out you’re feeling just like the outcomes aren’t going your approach. It’s by no means that far-off, that’s one thing I’m studying.
“Going via every thing I’ve been via offers you a unique appreciation, there’s nothing like taking part in in entrance of followers and taking part in good tennis.”
