Emma Raducanu, Great Britain, won an epic battle during the eighth seeded Emma Navarro to the Miami Open on Friday and said that the victory meant even more than some of its victories in its famous race to the US Open title three years ago.
The 21-year-old woman, who became an instantaneous sensation when she won the US Open in 2021, has had a lot of ups and downs in her career since, but in a 53-minute marathon competition, she responded to any doubt about her grain with a 7-6 victory (8/6), 2-6, 7-6 (7-3).
“Today, I completely left everything on the ground. I think there were moments in the third set, I thought I was completely broken down, completely out. I did not see it, to be honest, physically,” she said.
“But then, I am successful, I don’t know where an energy source finds and I think I was running on adrenaline.
“She recovered so many balls. I mean, I had to win each point there. She did not give me anything. I am really proud of the way I fought,” she added.
Raducanu is now back in the 60th in the world after spells for injuries and disappointing results, but she said that feeling compared, in some respects, to her open victory.
“It was a lot of emotions when I won. I know that I won the United States open, but I think I have experienced so many things in recent years, it’s as if the victories have now meant much more,” she said.
“Not necessarily more in terms of magnitude, but I would say emotionally, just much more aware of all the sufferings too, because, you know, when I won the United States Open, I just won 10 games in two sets. I did not, like, losses, the stockings, as, losing sequences.
“I think that to get out now, it does, yes, I would say that it means much more than certain matches in the United States, yes,” she said.
– expectations –
Sometimes she seemed to have trouble high expectations that her first fireplace title brought when there was a series of short -term coaching changes.
Her life took a more sinister turn in February when she was targeted by a harasser in Dubai.
The man was escorted by security, later gave a prohibition order and forbidden to attend the events of the WTA tour.
Indian Wells was her first return tournament after this event and she was released in the first round at Moyuka Uchijima in Japan.
“I don’t think it was easy for a few months. I had a lot-on and off the field,” she said.
“I think that my goal is to reach a place where I feel much more defined and stable with my environment. This week, I have incredible people who have known me for a very long time. I feel very safe and happy and I want to fight for them too,” she said.
“It is a really pleasant feeling. It was quite emotional, and, you know, it withdrew me a lot. But I am so happy to fight here, and all the victories here just give additional fuel, additional energy.”
In her Miami opening match, she beat another Japanese player in the Joker Sayaka Ishii and after fighting Navarro, she will be against American McCartney Kessler on Sunday.
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