Miami Open: Andreescu beats Raducanu in opener
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khaskhabar.com : Thursday, March 23, 2023 2:07 PM
Miami. Former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu stunned Ema Raducanu in the first round of the Miami Open here. Andreescu defeated Raducanu 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 in two hours and 33 minutes on Wednesday night.
Here Andreescu, a 2021 finalist, won her first round match in Rome last year when Raducanu was trailing 2-6, 1-2 and retired from the match with a lower back injury. But this time, he fought hard in three sets.
The 22-year-old Canadian will next face No. 7 seed Maria Sakari.
Andreescu won the 2021 Miami semi-finals 7-6(7), 3-6, 7-6(4), but Sakari was beaten 6-7(2), 7-6(6) in the fourth round of the US Open , won 6–3.
You never know what to expect, Andrescu said via the WTA. I came here today with him to play my best and I think I did. Emma played amazing. She is an incredible player and I respect her.
He said, I did not let my negative emotions dominate me. I was positive, I was very energetic and I never gave up.
In particular, there are similarities between Andreescu and Raducanu. Both were born in Toronto and have Romanian heritage and both won the US Open as teenagers in their tournament debuts. Since then, after battling injuries and inconsistency, the two entered the Miami Open as unseeded opponents in the first round.
–IANS
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