Emma Raducanu seemed on a roll in Cluj-Napoca before losing 6-2 6-1 Marta Kostyuk on Friday. The US Open champion didn’t look at her very best also because the Ukrainian player looked extremely solid.
Soon after the match, Raducanu explained that she was also struggling from a physical point of view.
“I’ve wasn’t physically feeling 100 per cent today. I was quite tired and lethargic. I knew that from practice this morning,” she said.
“I think it’s just the last six months it’s been a lot of learnings and I’ve experienced a lot with not so much gaps, I’m just adapting to the fast-paced life of the tour,” she added.
Emma will now head to Linz, where she will try to go deeper. Also in Austria, she will have the company of Simona Halep, who accepted a late wild-card.
Emma Raducanu in 2021
Currently ranked no.23, Raducanu played her last match on the 29th of October when she lost to world no.55 Marta Kostyuk 6-2 6-1 in the quarter in Cluj (draw).
This season the Brit has managed to achieve a compiled 25-8 match record. Emma conquered 1 title at the U.S. Open. Raducanu was the runner-up in Chicago.
Kostyuk in Napoca, ranking, and results in 2021
Now the world no.55, Kostyuk has achieved a 25-16 record in 2021. Kostyuk is now playing in Napoca where she conquered Bernarda Pera 6-3 6-4, Mona Barthel 6-4 6-4 and Emma Raducanu 6-2 6-1.
Marta Kostyuk will take on the world no.18 Simona Halep in the semifinal on Saturday at 5:00 pm on Center Court. Their record is 1-0 for Halep.
Emma Raducanu and Marta Kostyuk clashed against each other just on 1 occasion. Their current head to head is 1-0 for Kostyuk. When they played, Marta Kostyuk won 6-2 6-1 in the quarter in Napoca (Transylvania Open) on the 29th of October 2021.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
Emma Raducanu and Marta Kostyuk |
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