On Wednesday, Emma Raducanu had a great opening match in Stuttgart when she defeated Storm Sanders 6-1 6-2. That was Emma’s first professional win on clay-court, a surface that she still needs to master. The 19-year-old will face home favorite Tamara Korpatsch before possibly clashing against the world no.1 Iga Swiatek in the quarterfinal.
Emma looked quite confident in her opening match. The British sensation believes that playing on clay will help her to improve her craftiness. Raducanu commented:
“It was definitely not [easy to play her first match]. I feel like there were many long games that went to deuce, so I’m very happy to have battled through.
I think it’s definitely the duration of the points [that it’s tricky on clay]; it’s something I need to work more on. It will improve my craftiness and variety of shots.”
Raducanu in Stuttgart, ranking, and results in 2022
LLWWLWWWLW Ranked world no.12 (career-high), Raducanu achieved an overall 4-6 win-loss record in 2022. Emma is currently having a run in Stuttgart where she bested Storm Sanders 6-1 6-2.
Emma Raducanu will play the world no.118 Tamara Korpatsch in the 2nd round on Thursday at 6:30 pm on Centre Court. They have never played each other as of now in top events.
Swiatek in Stuttgart, ranking, and results in 2022
WWWLWWWWLW Currently the world no.1, Iga owns a compiled 29-3 match record in 2022. Iga is currently playing in Stuttgart where she beat Eva Lys 6-1 6-1.
The Pole clinched 3 titles in 2022 in Doha, in Indian Wells and in Miami.
Swiatek won 6 titles in her career: 4 on hard courts and 2 on clay courts. (See the list of her titles)
Emma Raducanu and Iga Swiatek have never clashed against each other.
