Raducanu vs Chwalinska live: Top-seed Briton moves in to semi-finals of Transylvania Open
Raducanu beat Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska 6-0, 6-4 to set up a semi-final with Oleksandra Oliynykova
British number one Emma Raducanu beat Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska in the quarter-finals of the Transylvania Open this afternoon, booking her place in the semi-final with a confident 6-0, 6-4 victory.
Raducanu arrived as the top seed for the WTA 250 tournament, and she sits alongside the likes of Anastasia Potapov – who beat her in their Australian Open last month – in competing for the title in Cluj.
The world number 30 recovered from 5-0 down in the first set to beat Kaja Juvan 7-5 6-1 in the round of 16, and followed up that turnaround by powering past Chwalinska 6-0, 6-4 in the last eight.
And Raducanu will face Ukrainian talent Oleksandra Oliynykova in the semi-finals as she looks to continue her journey towards a second WTA title.
Follow all the latest reaction from Cluj below:
Raducanu beats Chwalinska 6-0, 6-4!
WATCH: Here’s how Emma Raducanu sealed her place in the semi-finals!
Raducanu: 'Happy with my performance'
“I’m very happy with my performance,” says Raducanu on Sky.
“I played a great match from the beginning and I was pleased I could get off to that start.
When is the final?
The final of the competition comes on Saturday, 7 February.
Raducanu will be hoping to win her first WTA title since 2021 this weekend – if she can get past Oliynykova.
Raducanu beats Chwalinska 6-0, 6-4!
The next quarter-final sees Anastasia Potapova face Sorana Cîrstea, with the winner taking on either Yue Yuan or Daria Snigur.
A reminder that Potapova was the one to knock out Raducanu in the Australian Open last month!
Raducanu beats Chwalinska 6-0, 6-4!
Raducanu will now face Ukrainian talent Oleksandra Oliynykova in the semi-finals, with that match taking place tomorrow at some point.
Raducanu beats Chwalinska 6-0, 6-4!
One more game to take a place in the semi-finals! Raducanu serves for a spot in the final four.
Not the start she wanted, but she quickly makes it 15-all before Chwalinska finds the net.
Another winner to take her within a point...and some clever net play sees her volley over to take her place in the semi-finals!
A fairly straightforward win in the end but god preparation for the last four in Cluj.
*Raducanu 6-0, 5-4 Chwalinska
Still some fight from Chwalinska as an inch-perfect forehand gives her the first point. Placed perfectly past Raducanu at the net!
Another superb shot takes her to 30-0, as she rifles a backhand winner past the Briton who’d once again charged to the net.
An ace makes it 40-0, before the game is sealed with a mis-placed return from Raducanu.
Raducanu 6-0, 5-3 Chwalinska*
A real chance to all but seal this match here now for Raducanu.
She gets a slice of luck early on but produces a great volley at the net to seal the first point, before a great forehand winner wrong-foots Chwalinska for 30-love.
Chwalinska misses a simple volley at the net to give Raducanu a huge advantage, and the Briton seals the game with an ace,
Raducanu is one game away from the semi-finals!
*Raducanu 6-0, 4-3 Chwalinska
Game on in Cluj?
A strong backhand beats Raducanu across the court for 15-all, before a brilliant return from the byline beats Raducanu at the net!
The British number one does well to secure the next point, finding the winner on approach to the net, before securing herself another breakpoint with a forehand that wrong-foots Chwalinska.
Break point...and double fault gives Raducanu the game!
Raducanu 6-0, 3-3 Chwalinska*
Simple enough for Raducanu, taking a 30-0 lead quickly enough, though there’s a brief wobble to allow Chwalinska back to 30-all.
Surprisingly, Chwalinska wins the next point to give herself the chance at the break...
...and Chwalinska takes it! Raducanu finds the net and we move to 3-3!
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