Emma Raducanu cruised into the round-of-32 on the Italian Open on Friday with a staight units win over Switzerland’s Jil Teichmann.
The 6-2, 6-2 win took Raducanu lower than 90 minutes as she regarded on type from the primary serve to the final in Rome.
The Brit fired down six aces to Teichmann’s one in a dominant show.
Raducanu mentioned she was happy with how she tailored after unique opponent Ekaterina Alexandrov needed to withdraw shortly earlier than the match, with Teichmann known as up as a fortunate loser.
“To be trustworthy it was fairly psychological,” Raducanu instructed Sky Sports activities.
“I used to be warming up for my match towards Alexandrova after which impulsively I get instructed I am taking part in Jil after which on prime of that she’s a lefty so it is a fully totally different problem.”
Raducanu mentioned she remains to be engaged on her clay performances however was proud of the outcome.
“I nonetheless do not actually really feel snug [on clay] however in a method it assist me as a result of I’ve to be tremendous targeted on each single level simply get my toes proper and attempt to not fall over, so it’s a huge problem” she mentioned.
“The factors are lengthy, the balls do get heavier, after I was serving it out it was getting slower and slower so it’s bodily however I am slowly discovering my toes.”
Veronika Kudermetova awaits the 22-year-old on Saturday.
