Tennis
Emma Raducanu battling new problem at Italian Open and must ‘take care of herself’
Emma Raducanu survived a gruelling test to earn her first career win at the Italian Open on Wednesday night. The Brit was twice broken when trying to serve out the match against Aussie qualifier Maya Joint and finally got the job done shortly before 11pm local time, winning 7-5 6-7(1) 6-3.
It was a tough day for Raducanu, who admitted she struggled to get herself pumped up after rain delays and hours of waiting around. Afterwards, the world No. 49 revealed that she had also been facing a new problem, battling a cold during her rollercoaster two-hour and 44-minute match.
