Emma Raducanu vs Daria Snigur LIVE: Result and reaction as Briton reaches Nottingham Open quarter-finals
Raducanu’s preparation for Wimbledon continues as she looks to progress to the third round of the Rothesay Open
Emma Raducanu progressed through to the quarter-finals of the Rothesay Open in Nottingham with a straight-sets victory over Ukraine’s Daria Snigur.
In a match where she produced 10 aces and won six games in a row in the first set, it was a good performance from Raducanu, who won 6-2 6-2 over Snigur, who is an experienced grass court player.
Raducanu is fully underway with her grass court preparations as she hopes to peak in time for Wimbledon this July and is growing in both confidence and fitness following a six-week absence. She skipped the French Open after a first-round defeat at the Madrid Open choosing instead to focus on the grass court season and ‘keep fit for the rest of the year’.
Her first round match in Nottingham saw her easily sweep past Japanese opponent Ena Shibahara, winning 6-1 6-4 in straight sets though she was displeased at some “insane” line calls.
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Emma Raducanu 6-2 3-1 Daria Snigur
Raducanu takes the first point of her service game as Snigur returns wide, but she loses the next two points.
Another ace makes it 30-30, she has performed well on her serve today, and another deep serve into the corner gives the Brit the game point at 40-30.
A good forehand from Snigur takes this game to deuce, and another big ace gives Raducanu the advantage again, and she takes the game with the next serve that Snigur cannot return.
Emma Raducanu 6-2 2-1 Daria Snigur - BREAK
Raducanu then attacks Snigur’s serve to take the first point of the next game, but the Ukrainian fights back to move into a 30-15 lead, and sets up game point with an open forehand down the line.
But Raducanu is not out of this yet, winning two points in a row to take the game to deuce.
Another strange bounce and Raducanu can just fend the ball off her racket and straight into the turf, but she will have another chance by winning the next point for a second deuce.
Snigur with another advantage after a return comes of the frame of Raducanu’s racket, but the Brit takes it to a third deuce with a powerful forehand.
This time, Raducanu has the advantage, and she will take the break thanks to a Snigur double fault.
Emma Raducanu 6-2 1-1 Daria Snigur
Snigur hits the ball just into the tramlines and Raducnau has the first points on her first service game of the second set.
She plays a brilliant shot at the net, covered the court well to get there, Snigur left the ball thinking it was going long, but it dropped well inside the baseline. That warranted a big fist pump from the Brit!
Snigur levels with an almost perfect backhand down the line, 30-30, but she follows it up with a return that was overhit, and another one to give Raducanu the hold.
Emma Raducanu 6-2 0-1 Daria Snigur
Snigur takes the first point of the second serve after capitalising on a fortunate bounce off the net.
Raducanu is adamant that one from Snigur went out of the baseline, but there are no reviews and no hawk eye, and the Ukrainian moves 40-0 ahead.
Snigur holds the game to love.
Emma Raducanu 6-2 Daria Snigur - SET
Raducanu is serving for the set, and she is coming out superior now in these baseline exchanges, keeping Snigur on one side of the court before winning the point with a cross-court backhand.
She moves 30-0 up when Snigur fires a backhand into the tramlines, and creates three set points with a great wide second serve that the Ukrainian couldn’t get a racket to.
She takes it with the first set point, that was a good response from losing her first service game, she won six games in a row, to take the first set in just 34 minutes.
Emma Raducanu 5-2 Daria Snigur - BREAK
Snigur goes ahead on her serve, and Raducanu seems more relaxed this time with the calls after questioning the line judges in her first matches.
Snigur has double-faulted for the second time, to make it 30-30, and misses another attempted drop shot to give Raducanu a break point.
Raducanu takes it! It’s a double break in the first set.
Emma Raducanu 4-2 Daria Snigur
Raducanu has not been at her best on her own serve so far in this match, but this is a key chance to move significantly ahead in the first set.
She serves well for the first point, taking a 15-0 lead, and follows it up with a wide ace.
Another ace makes it 40-0, that was her fifth of the match, and another wide one sees the British player pull ahead to the appreciation of the home crowd.
Emma Raducanu 3-2 Daria Snigur - BREAK
Raducanu then takes the first point on Snigur’s serve with a strong forehand return that forces her opponent to hit the ball wide.
She produces another to make it 15-30 with a cross-court forehand. After saving two break points, Raducanu now has a couple, but has no chance at the first one which was a good ace from Snigur.
However, Snigur misses an attempted drop shot, and has turned things around after the opening two games.
Emma Raducanu 2-2 Daria Snigur
Raducanu has the chance to make the game level after a slightly shaky start on her own serve, and she gets off to a good start, with Snigur missing the first return of the game.
However, a return from Snigur had a wild bounce off the line that Raducanu could only parry in and allowed her opponent to hit a winner. The variable bounce will not be what the players would have wanted.
Raducanu creates a hold opportunity at 40-15, but a double fault reduces her advantage, and another overhit forehand makes it deuce.
The British player has only won three points on her first serve so far, and Snigur carves out another chance to break by reading the game well and taking advantage.
Snigur goes for the big hit down the line on the return, and it’s just out, allowing Raducanu another chance, but she can’t attack and a wild forehand falls well out of the court.
Raducanu serves an ace to take the game back to deuce, her third of the match, and then goes ahead. This time she does capitalise and holds the game.
Emma Raducanu 1-2 Daria Snigur - BREAK
Raducanu has a chance to get back into the this game at 15-30, but she hits a ball too long, and it’s all level.
She hasn’t quite found her range today, but she has a chance to break back immediately with a break point.
Snigur goes onto her second serve, and Raducanu does break back.
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