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Emma Raducanu was one of the seven British to win the opening day of Wimbledon – the most successful day for local players in Simple of the Grand Slam in the open era.
Raducanu placed herself in the second round of Wimbledon as it produced a dominant display to defeat the British adolescent Mimi Xu in two sets on the day of opening at the All England Club.
Raducanu ousted the XU 6-3 6-3, 17, in an hour and 25 minutes to organize a meeting with the Wimbledon champion in 2023, Marketa Vondrousova, who eliminated the recent winner of Nottingham Open McCartney Kessler.
Joining the British No. 1 in the second round Katie Boulter,, Cameron NORRIE,, Arthur Fray,, Sonay Kartal,, Oliver needs And Billy Harris.
Raducanu works in the second round
Emma Raducanu will face the former Wimbledon Marketa Vondrousova champion in the second round
Raducanu, making his 14th appearance at the Grand Colem, reached the fourth round in Wimbledon last year in what marked his best appearance during a slam since his victory at his beginnings at the US Open in 2021.
Meanwhile, his opponent Xu of Wales was making his first Wimbledon match and his main main draw, after having made a main draw from WTA to Nottingham earlier this month.
“Well, I’m glad that people have fun today. I saw a cork of Champagne flying on the field. I’m glad you had a good time. You applaud,” said Raducanu in his interview on the field.
“It’s really nice to be back, I use it as support and I love it, I love playing in this atmosphere.
“It’s by far my favorite tournament, so I’m so happy to get another match here.”
Raducanu crossed the first set in just 37 minutes after having broken his opponent from the second match and won his 13 first service points.
For all its industry, XU could not find an answer to the Raducanu service while being punished for 16 underscored errors at the four of its opponent.
The teenager suffered a slow start to the second set when she gave up an early break to give Raducanu a 2-0 cushion after the pair found himself in Deule on five times.
A first breakdown of service finally arrived for Xu when she retaliated from 0 to 40 to the momentum of a temporarily blunt Raducanu, greeting the moment by raising her arms at altitude in order to want a crowd on the ground.
The two exchanged breaks during the following three games while Raducanu established an advance of 4-2 before letting a huge roar escape during the restoration of its service for 5-2.
She was forced to wait a little longer for the victory when Xu fought against a catch to stay alive, but Raducanu would not yet refuse her first match point to walk on the next round.
Boulter Bat Badosa in Thriller
Katie Boulter beat Paula Badosa in three sets to pass the first round in Wimbledon
Later Monday evening, Boulter became the seventh British winner on the first day while she was beating Paula Badosa 6-2 3-6 6-4 to reach the second round.
He marked the fourth victory of British No 2 against a player in the Top 10 and his first in more than a year when she scravated a meeting with the loser of Lucky Sierra Argentin.
“I think I got one of my first against (Karolina) Pliskova in this court and when I went out here, it just reminded me of the first ball.”
Sonay Kartal British beat the 20th seeded Jelena Ostapenko 7-5 2-6 6-2 to reach the second round, just a week after losing against the former champion of the French Open at the Eastbourne Open.
No. 4 British, Harriet Dart, has defeat in the first round against the world n ° 110 Dalma Galfi, falling 3-6 6-3 6-7 against the Hungarian.
British Qualifier Oliver Tarvet overcome Leondro Riedi from his beginnings to reserve a confrontation against title champion Carlos Alcaraz, Cameron Norrie advanced with a victory over Roberto Bautista Agut, Arthur Fery eliminated the 20th head of Alexei Popyrin, Billy Harris Harris defeated Nuno Borges and British Wild Bellucci.
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