Friday, November 22, 2024

Renata Zarazua vs Emma Raducanu – Wimbledon 2024: Live Score, updates

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After a series of lovely backhands at the net, Zarazua gets lucky and one snares the cord to leap over Raducanu’s head and land beyond her for a bashful opening point.

Raducanu’s retort is to push her back to the baseline and fire at her until she blinks, which Zarazua does with a shaky forehand which flies out as she runs up the court.

After hitting too long to make it 30-all, Raducanu lets out a long cry of relief after Zarazua does the same, moments after being spurred on with cries of ‘come on, Emma!’ from the crowd.

At 40-all, after another mishit, Zarazua wins the advantage, on the brink of the match’s first break. After a barnstorming serve, Raducanu smacks a backhand across court which is called out – only for the Briton to call in HawkEve. And it’s in! By a whisker.

Raducanu’s advatage comes with a powerfully struck winner at the net, and another fist-bump. Again looking frightening as she switches between crosscourt forehands and backhands, Raducanu holds when Zarazua hits long.

Nervy, but she got her hold in the end.

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