Emma Raducanu delivered a amazing performance in her first-ever meeting with Naomi Osaka, defeating the fellow U.S.Open champion 6-4, 6-2 in their D.C. Open clash on Thursday.
Raducanu, who made history as the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam 2021 U.S.Open, saved both break points she faced and broke Osaka three times during the match.
Emma Raducanu said,
“I did feel it had a bit of extra. It is a match that I feel a lot of people were talking about beforehand. I knew that well ahead of the match, but I actually quite like these kind of matchups, where you are playing a great opponent.”
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“A lot of people have eyes on this match and they are into it. I enjoy it well and I am just pleased with how I was able to navigate playing a four-time Slam champ.”
“I am serving better and that helps a lot very much. I always returned pretty decent, but the element while I serve well, it does add another dimension to my game. I am able to kind of start the points better and look for my forehand and get that into play a bit more and then dictate.”
Emma Raducanu, she is the first qualifier to claim a Grand Slam title when she did that in New York in 2021, saved the only two break points she faced and managed to break the big-serving Osaka three times.
Naomi Osaka said,
“I feel like from the baseline, I was doing pretty well. I think there are certain situations where she got one more ball back and while I was kind of just looking and waiting.”
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