RAD'S GLAD ...AND MAD
Daily Mirror UK|June 12, 2024
Emma delighted to be back but she's left fuming at umpire in Nottingham
NEIL SQUIRES
RAD'S GLAD ...AND MAD

EMMA RADUCANU hit out at Brazilian umpire Ana Carvalho after triumphing in Nottingham in her first match on home soil for almost two years.

The 21-year-old, who missed last year's grass court season through injury, delivered an impressive return with a 6-1 6-4 victory over Japan's Ena Shibahara in the first round at the Rothesay Open.

But afterwards she took aim at the officials at a tournament which does not use Hawkeye or allow challenges for the calls which went against her.

"I feel like I was playing two-v-one on court it was insane," said Raducanu. "I would have used probably at least four challenges.

"A lot of the time they go both ways. Today I felt they were all against me but it just makes me feel better that I managed to beat her and the umpire as well.

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