Contemporary off a powerful victory over Sloane Stephens yesterday, Emma Raducanu is again in motion immediately, going through off towards one other US tennis star, Jessica Pegula, within the second spherical in Eastbourne.
Raducanu claimed victory in straight units (6-4,6-0) on Tuesday, her greatest effort on grass since she reached the fourth spherical at Wimbledon in 2021.
The previous US Open champion then took the chance to hit again at her critics, writing the phrases ‘‘My very own tempo’’ on a digicam lens earlier than leaving the court docket.
This comes amid appreciable criticism for her resolution to show down alternatives to play in competitions such because the French Open and the Olympics, in favour of sticking to only one floor, and never overpopulating her schedule.
The world No 168 goes into immediately’s sport positively, having declared that she has “rekindled a fireplace inside me,” by competing on residence soil.
She mentioned: “I’m simply actually into it in the meanwhile. I like the game. I like tennis. I’ve actually rekindled a lightweight and a fireplace inside me. Simply very pleased and having fun with it loads.”
Standing in the way in which of Raducanu and a spot within the remaining eight of Eastbourne immediately, is Pegula.
A stern problem for the Brit, Pegula goes into the match because the match’s No 2 seed, alongside having just lately received the Berlin Girls’ Open, the place she defeated Anna Kalinskaya within the remaining after saving 5 championship factors.
She can be at present ranked fifth on this planet in singles competitors.
The pair have confronted off as soon as earlier than, with Pegula taking the victory in 2022.
Raducanu and Pegula are on court docket following a straight units victory for fellow Briton Katie Boulter over Jelena Ostapenko 6-4 7-5. Each Boulter and Raducanu have been drawn within the backside half of the attract Eastbourne and will meet one another within the semi-finals in the event that they get that far.
