Emma not getting carried away - yet
The Herald|July 05, 2024
EMMA Raducanu tried to dampen down expectations ahead of her rematch with Maria Sakkari, but excitement is growing around what the former US Open champion can achieve at Wimbledon.
ELEANOR CROOKS
Emma not getting carried away - yet

The 21-year-old is through to the third round at a grand slam for the first time since her dazzling triumph in New York and brushed aside world number 33 Elise Mertens on Wednesday.

Now Raducanu finds herself today up against one of her vanquished foes from that run, with the Kent player having beaten Sakkari in the semi-finals at Flushing Meadows.

"Circumstances are different," said Raducanu. "In a third round compared to a semifinal. At the time the dynamics were also different. I was an unknown player pretty much.

"I'm expecting a really tough match. She's top 10. It's going to be a really difficult one.

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