Emma Raducanu

Emma Raducanu produced a solid performance to beat Moyuka Uchijima in the first round of the Korea Open in Seoul.

460 Yanina Wickmayer, and is looking to climb back up the rankings after falling more than 60 places following her early US Open exit. Garcia had a match point and served 27 aces – the highest in a match on the WTA Tour this season - but went down 4-6 7-6(5) 7-6(5) to suffer just her second loss in her last 15 matches. 77 in the world after losing in the first round in New York when she was defending champion. WTA Tokyo Raducanu will next face world No. Emma Raducanu produced a solid performance to beat Moyuka Uchijima in the first round of the Korea Open in Seoul.

Emma Raducanu recovered from her recent dip in form to produce a professional display with a victory over Moyuka Uchijima at the Korea Open in Seoul.

And 20 minutes after her first match point, she took advantage of her third with a strong serve down the middle. And within a quarter of an hour of play, she had secured a double break after finding her groove on her second-serve points. [Emma Raducanu](/latest/emma-raducanu) recovered from her recent dip in form to produce a professional display with a victory over Moyuka Uchijima at the Korea Open in Seoul.

Sixth seed Emma Raducanu advances to the round of 16 at the Hana Bank Korea Open after beating world No. 126 Moyuka Uchijima of Japan in two straight sets ...

I just want to spend as much time as I can in Korea as I can." "I think it was overall a pretty solid match until the end of the second set," said Raducanu in a post-match interview. "And my other goal is to try and stay in Korea for as long as possible. Raducanu is one of the biggest underdog stories in modern tennis, after she became the first player to win a Grand Slam title after starting in the qualifiers. Raducanu broke another of Uchijima's serves to quickly win the first set 6-2. She was ranked 150th in the world but still managed to smash through the U.S.

Emma Raducanu has revealed she is a huge fan of Tottenham star Heung-Min Son.The British number one spoke about Son before her appearance at the Korea.

Her team claimed her as a [soft spot for the north London club](https://talksport.com/sport/tennis/1088811/emma-raducanu-tottenham-fan-instagram-piers-morgan/) and has previously spoken of her admiration for striker Harry Kane. The British number one spoke about Son before her appearance at the Korea Open in Seoul this week.

The British number one, currently at 77 in the world rankings, beat 126th-ranked Uchijima 6-2 6-4 in an hour and 18 minutes in Seoul, dominating for much of ...

Uchijima then had break point at 40-30 up in the 10th, only for Raducanu to produce a couple of aces before wrapping up the victory. After Uchijima held serve in the opening game of the match, Raducanu won the next five in a row en route to claiming the first set. The British number one, currently at 77 in the world rankings, beat 126th-ranked Uchijima 6-2 6-4 in an hour and 18 minutes in Seoul, dominating for much of the contest before surviving a fightback by her opponent.

In the end, Raducanu emerged a 6-2 6-4 victor –– setting up a clash with Belgium's Yanina Wickmayer tomorrow. Raducanu survives late scare. Having ...

I just want to spend as much time as I can in [South] Korea as I can.” My serves helped me out a lot.” I was trying to hit an ace and I did, I hit two. Because I knew that if I got a good first serve it would help me a lot. It’s so clean, the food is unbelievable. [Emma Radu](https://www.givemesport.com/emma-raducanu) [c](https://www.givemesport.com/emma-raducanu) [anu](https://www.givemesport.com/emma-raducanu) defeated Japan’s Moyuka Uchijima in straight sets to reach the second round of the Korea Open.

Coach Dmity Tursunov reveals he sat down with Emma Raducanu and her team as he wanted to make clear that her reputation of constantly changing coaches ...

According to Tursunov, Raducanu told him he couldn't establish a connection with either of her past coaches and that's why she did what she did. "It's not a good reputation to have," Tursunov said on the Tennis Legend Podcast, per Sportskeeda. After splitting with three coaches in one year, Raducanu took some time before adding Tursunov to her team on a trial ahead of the North American hard court swing.

The British number one took one hour and 40 minutes to continue rebuilding in the wake of her recent first-round exit from the US Open.

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