It is one of the lower profile tournaments in the calendar and, in front of a sparse crowd, the British No 1 will be pleased to have come through her opening match without any major difficulty, winning 6-2 5-3 in 78 minutes after her opponent retired through injury. On Monday night, Raducanu, now ranked 83rd in the world, was launching what she will hope is the start of her climb back up the rankings by defeating Dayana Yastremska at the Slovenia Open.Īfter the defence of her grand slam title ended disappointingly in the first round, Raducanu remained in the US to practise with her coach Dmitry Tursunov and took a late wildcard into the WTA 250 event, in the coastal town of Portoroz.
Twelve months ago the spotlight could not have been brighter, with photographers demanding her photo at the star-studded Met Gala in New York, 48 hours after winning the US Open. The contrast for Emma Raducanu could not have been greater.
British No 1 has slumped to 83 in the world but had too much for Yastremska.Raducanu eases through as she hits the comeback trail.
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