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

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

On Thursday, the 21-year-old ousted the Chinese language tennis participant 6-4 6-3 to succeed in her fifth WTA quarterfinal of the yr. However it solely occurred after the Briton transformed her seventh match level as she missed out on 5 match factors on her serve within the eighth recreation of the second set earlier than recollecting and incomes and realizing her seventh on Yuan’s serve within the following recreation.

Addressing the scenario in her post-match presser, Raducanu actually revealed what occurred. 

“Second set, a little bit of nerves got here in. I have never been in that scenario a lot. I simply needed to remind myself I used to be a set and 5-3 up. I used to be prepared to interrupt, I would been placing strain on her service video games on a regular basis,” the present world No. 70 admitted. 

Raducanu on enjoying subsequent in opposition to Daria Kasatkina

For a spot within the Seoul semifinal, the 2021 US Open winner will probably be preventing in opposition to No. 1 seed Kasatkina, who dismantled Hailey Baptiste 6-4 6-2 after a first-round bye on the Korea Open.

Heading into the match, the Russian owns a 2-0 head-to-head, having beforehand crushed the Briton 7-5 6-4 in 2022 Ostrava earlier than additionally claiming a really dominant 6-2 6-2 on the grass courts of Eastbourne in June. 

After the Eastbourne loss, Raducanu complained in regards to the windy circumstances. And forward of her third assembly in opposition to Kasatkina, the previous world No. 10 thinks the Seoul circumstances will favor extra the highest seed but in addition highlights that she is worked up in regards to the upcoming problem.

“I feel these courts go well with her as a result of they bounce fairly a bit. However for me, each time I get publicity to that high degree of opponent, it is invaluable. It permits me to construct confidence. It is a match the place I do not actually have something to lose,” the Briton famous.