https://www.scmp.com/rss/517746/feed The latest news on Emma Raducanu, British tennis player, including professional tennis news and updates. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Agence France-Presse,Reuters Agence France-Presse,Reuters Top seed Aryna Sabalenka called her Australian Open record “crazy and surreal” after beating tricky Chinese qualifier Bai Zhuoxuan to reach the third round, while six-time grand slam winner Carlos Alcaraz was put through his paces by a German journeyman before swatting him aside on Wednesday. A near-flawless Coco Gauff also surged through as three-time finalist Daniil Medvedev also stayed alive, though he needed four sets to keep his grand slam dream on track at a cooler and overcast Melbourne... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3340669/australian-open-gauff-shines-alcaraz-does-it-harder-sabalenka-beats-chinese-qualifier?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3340669/australian-open-gauff-shines-alcaraz-does-it-harder-sabalenka-beats-chinese-qualifier?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 21 Jan 2026 07:15:15 +0000 Agence France-Presse,Associated Press Agence France-Presse,Associated Press Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka launched their Australian Open title bids with straight-sets wins, but there was no fairy tale for 45-year-old Venus Williams on Sunday. On a hot Melbourne day in which a ball girl fainted, last year’s men’s beaten finalist Alexander Zverev dropped a set before easing into the second round. World No 1 Alcaraz joined him, the Spaniard beating 81st-ranked home player Adam Walton 6-3, 7-6, 6-2 on Rod Laver Arena. Alcaraz, who is desperate to win the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3340343/australian-open-no-venus-williams-fairy-tale-carlos-alcaraz-aryna-sabalenka-win-openers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3340343/australian-open-no-venus-williams-fairy-tale-carlos-alcaraz-aryna-sabalenka-win-openers?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 18 Jan 2026 14:09:31 +0000 Lars Hamer Lars Hamer The Prudential Hong Kong Open has added four new players to the roster, including former winner Leylah Fernandez, after several high-profile names dropped out of the event, organisers confirmed on Saturday. The 2023 champion Fernandez will be joined by Tokyo Olympic singles champion Belinda Bencic, 2020 Australian Open winner Sofia Kenin and Greek star Maria Sakkari. Earlier this week, Emma Raducanu and Naomi Osaka both pulled out of the competition at Victoria Park for the second year... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3329518/hong-kong-open-former-winner-leylah-fernandez-among-4-new-faces-after-several-pull-out?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3329518/hong-kong-open-former-winner-leylah-fernandez-among-4-new-faces-after-several-pull-out?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 Oct 2025 09:58:13 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport The Prudential Hong Kong Open is not having much luck when it comes to getting two of tennis’ biggest stars onto the court at Victoria Park, with Emma Raducanu withdrawing and Naomi Osaka breaking down injured, both for the second year running. Raducanu decided on Thursday to shut her season down early after medical issues plagued her time in China during the WTA’s Asian swing, and less than 12 hours later, Osaka pulled out of her quarter-final at the Japan Open because of a left leg injury. If... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3329376/prudential-hong-kong-open-curse-strikes-again-emma-raducanu-out-naomi-osaka-injured?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3329376/prudential-hong-kong-open-curse-strikes-again-emma-raducanu-out-naomi-osaka-injured?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Oct 2025 06:58:50 +0000 dpa dpa Emma Raducanu again struggled physically in a first-round exit at the Ningbo Open on Tuesday, sparking fears she could pull out of the Hong Kong Open for the second year running. The former US Open champion was back on court a week after retiring from her opening match in Wuhan with dizziness in hot and humid conditions. The British No 1 and former US Open champion needed a medical timeout when she was 4-3 down in the second set and again when she was trailing 2-1 in the final set. Her movement... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3329027/emma-raducanu-sparks-hong-kong-open-doubts-after-struggling-physically-ningbo-event?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3329027/emma-raducanu-sparks-hong-kong-open-doubts-after-struggling-physically-ningbo-event?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Oct 2025 23:00:25 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Novak Djokovic threw up, Alexander Zverev poured sweat out of his shoe and Emma Raducanu quit her match with dizziness – and the bad news for the world’s top tennis players is that more baking weather is to come in China this week. Denmark’s Holger Rune called the temperatures of more than 30 degrees Celsius (86 Fahrenheit) and humidity soaring past 80 per cent at the Shanghai Masters “brutal”. “Do you want a player to die on court?” Rune was heard to ask this week in the fierce conditions. The... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3328253/chinas-temperatures-set-rise-tennis-finals-after-djokovic-vomits-again?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3328253/chinas-temperatures-set-rise-tennis-finals-after-djokovic-vomits-again?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Oct 2025 10:35:01 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Coleman Wong will get an early chance at revenge against Andrey Rublev for his US Open exit, with the pair thrown together in the quarter-finals of next week’s Ultimate Tennis Series in Hong Kong. In the other matches, top seed and world No 7 Alex de Minaur will take on China’s Zhang Zhizhen, while Jerry Shang Juncheng, in as a late replacement, faces the Czech Republic’s Jakub Mensik. But there is no Nick Kyrgios in the draw, with organisers announcing on Tuesday that the Australian had pulled... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3328152/coleman-wong-and-andrey-rublev-rematch-highlight-ultimate-tennis-series-draw-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3328152/coleman-wong-and-andrey-rublev-rematch-highlight-ultimate-tennis-series-draw-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Oct 2025 12:50:51 +0000 dpa,Agence France-Presse dpa,Agence France-Presse Emma Raducanu believes she is moving in the right direction, but acknowledged it was hard to quickly get over two painful defeats to Jessica Pegula and Barbora Krejcikova last month. Raducanu squandered three match points in a last-16 tie with former Wimbledon champion Krejcikova at the Korea Open on September 18 before, a fortnight later, history repeated itself with the British No 1 unable to close out victory against Pegula. The 2021 US Open champion had a 5-2 advantage over world No 7 Pegula... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3327928/wuhan-open-emma-raducanu-confident-she-moving-right-direction-after-painful-defeats?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3327928/wuhan-open-emma-raducanu-confident-she-moving-right-direction-after-painful-defeats?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 05 Oct 2025 13:00:10 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Zheng Qinwen’s China Open came to an abrupt end on Monday, with the home favourite retiring in the deciding set of her third-round clash against Linda Noskova. The Chinese world No 9 had recovered from going a set down to draw things level, but was well behind in the third set when she called time on her first tournament since recovering from elbow surgery. Noskova was 6-4, 3-6, 3-0 up at that point and will now face Russia’s Anastasia Potapova for a place in the quarter-finals. Zheng said her... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3327280/zheng-qinwen-retires-china-open-quits-when-trailing-novoska-deciding-set?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3327280/zheng-qinwen-retires-china-open-quits-when-trailing-novoska-deciding-set?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Sep 2025 14:23:16 +0000 Lars Hamer Lars Hamer Zheng Qinwen is on the brink of making her return to competitive tennis after confirmation arrived from organisers that she would be playing in this week’s China Open in Beijing. China’s No 1 has been out of action since July, when she had surgery to fix an elbow injury that had plagued her season. Her last match was a defeat by Czech player Katerina Siniakova in the first round at Wimbledon that month. “Zheng Qinwen returns from injury, taking the court for the first time since Wimbledon in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3326345/zheng-qinwen-poised-comeback-week-china-open-beijing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3326345/zheng-qinwen-poised-comeback-week-china-open-beijing?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 22 Sep 2025 04:13:47 +0000 Lars Hamer Lars Hamer Zheng Qinwen has withdrawn from the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Shenzhen next week, despite reports suggesting the world No 9 had fully recovered from elbow surgery and would play. Zheng was originally named in China’s team to face Italy, just days after revealing she had undergone treatment. And on Monday, Italian website Spazio Tennis said Zheng had completed her rehabilitation at Rennbahnklinik, a sports medicine and physiotherapy centre in Muttenz, Switzerland. But organisers confirmed... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3324835/zheng-qinwen-ready-billie-jean-king-cup-return-after-recovering-elbow-injury?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3324835/zheng-qinwen-ready-billie-jean-king-cup-return-after-recovering-elbow-injury?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Sep 2025 04:41:54 +0000 dpa dpa Emma Raducanu has pulled out of Britain’s team for this month’s Billie Jean King Cup Finals to play in a WTA tournament. The 22-year-old was set to lead Britain’s line-up in Shenzhen in a couple of weeks’ time but has instead decided to play in the Korea Open the same week, for which she has been offered a wild card. Raducanu’s decision is a major blow to Britain’s hopes of progress, with Anne Keothavong’s team set to face Japan in the quarter-finals on September 18. Raducanu has spoken of how... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3324589/raducanu-pulls-out-billie-jean-king-cup-shenzhen-korea-open?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3324589/raducanu-pulls-out-billie-jean-king-cup-shenzhen-korea-open?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 06 Sep 2025 05:00:08 +0000 dpa dpa Billie Jean King expects Emma Raducanu to be a star of next month’s Billie Jean King Cup Finals in China. The British No 1 saw her US Open hopes ended in the third round with a crushing 6-1, 6-2 defeat by Elena Rybakina to end a promising summer campaign. Raducanu’s next appearance is expected to be when she leads her country in Shenzhen, with Britain facing Japan in the quarter-finals on September 18, and hoping to at least match last year’s run to the last four. Raducanu is on a five-match... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3323811/emma-raducanu-will-shine-billie-jean-king-cup-finals-china-says-tennis-legend?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3323811/emma-raducanu-will-shine-billie-jean-king-cup-finals-china-says-tennis-legend?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 31 Aug 2025 23:00:46 +0000 Reuters Reuters The US Open second round kicks off on Wednesday, with Novak Djokovic pursuing his quest for a record 25th grand slam title, while women’s top seed Aryna Sabalenka continues her title defence and home favourite Ben Shelton faces veteran Pablo Carreno Busta. Another interesting tie features Britain’s Emma Raducanu and Indonesia’s Janice Tjen, who play at 11pm, Hong Kong time. Raducanu beat qualifier Ena Shibahara in the opening round for her first victory at the tournament since winning the title... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3323335/us-open-philippines-alexandra-eala-indonesias-tjen-join-big-guns-start-second-round?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3323335/us-open-philippines-alexandra-eala-indonesias-tjen-join-big-guns-start-second-round?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 Aug 2025 11:00:16 +0000 Cherry Liu Cherry Liu Cameron Norrie, 29, has advanced to the Wimbledon quarter-finals after a challenging five-set victory over Chilean qualifier Nicolás Jarry. It marks Norrie’s second time reaching the Wimbledon quarter-finals, making him only the third British man in the last 50 years to achieve the feat more than once – the other two being Tim Henman and Andy Murray, according to The Independent. However, when a journalist asked a left-field question about his love life at a press conference on July 6,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3317375/meet-cameron-norries-girlfriend-louise-jacobi-not-emma-raducanu-despite-speculation-british?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3317375/meet-cameron-norries-girlfriend-louise-jacobi-not-emma-raducanu-despite-speculation-british?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Jul 2025 21:00:09 +0000 Reuters Reuters Women’s top seed Aryna Sabalenka fought off inspired home favourite Emma Raducanu in a cauldron-like Centre Court atmosphere to keep her Wimbledon quest on track, but it was the end of the road for two other grand slam champions on Friday. Sabalenka edged a ferocious contest under the roof after requiring eight set points in the opening set and then roaring back from a 4-1 deficit in a sizzling second. “Wow! What an atmosphere, my ears are still hurting, it was super loud,” a relieved Sabalenka... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3317066/wimbledon-sabalenka-fights-raducanu-alcaraz-marches-keys-and-osaka-crash-out?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3317066/wimbledon-sabalenka-fights-raducanu-alcaraz-marches-keys-and-osaka-crash-out?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 05 Jul 2025 05:00:57 +0000 Agencies Agencies Top seed Aryna Sabalenka was given a tougher workout than she would have bargained for, but the top seed methodically dismantled Czech Marie Bouzkova 7-6, 6-4 to reach the third round of Wimbledon on Wednesday. As the sun played hide-and-seek with the grey clouds that hovered over Centre Court, Sabalenka kept knocking on the door in the opening set but was shut out by Bouzkova each time and dropped serve with a double fault in the 11th game. A frustrated Sabalenka let out a scream when she... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3316706/no-1-seed-aryna-sabalenka-sees-marie-bouzkova-reach-third-round-wimbledon?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3316706/no-1-seed-aryna-sabalenka-sees-marie-bouzkova-reach-third-round-wimbledon?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 Jul 2025 14:51:08 +0000 dpa dpa Wimbledon begins on Monday with Carlos Alcaraz and Barbora Krejcikova bidding to defend the titles they won last year. Here are 10 players to watch over the next fortnight. Coco Gauff The charismatic American heads to Wimbledon as the new French Open champion, but her grass ceiling remains the fourth round. Yet if her forehand and serve hold up, Gauff has all the weapons and athleticism to master her least favourite surface. The 21-year-old will be seeded second, so there should be little danger... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3315829/coco-gauff-emma-raducanu-zheng-qinwen-carlos-alcaraz-possible-headline-acts-wimbledon?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3315829/coco-gauff-emma-raducanu-zheng-qinwen-carlos-alcaraz-possible-headline-acts-wimbledon?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:00:10 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Imagine Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu competing together for a grand slam trophy. How about Madison Keys and Frances Tiafoe as a duo? Iga Swiatek alongside Casper Ruud? Or Naomi Osaka with Nick Kyrgios? Those are among the high-wattage pairs on Tuesday’s preliminary entry list for the reimagined US Open mixed doubles tournament on August 19-20, before singles competition begins on August 24. Ten of the top 11 women in the WTA singles rankings – Coco Gauff, who just won the French Open for her... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3314825/us-open-alcaraz-raducanu-keys-tiafoe-zheng-draper-among-star-mixed-doubles-pairings?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3314825/us-open-alcaraz-raducanu-keys-tiafoe-zheng-draper-among-star-mixed-doubles-pairings?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Jun 2025 14:00:08 +0000 Tom Bell Tom Bell China’s Zheng Qinwen has spoken about her struggle to find a usable pair of shoes for grass-court tennis after again changing footwear at the Queen’s Club Championships in London. Olympic champion Zheng changed her shoes during the sixth game of the deciding set of her semi-final defeat by Amanda Anisimova of the United States on Saturday. She had already drawn an unimpressed response from the home crowd when she changed shoes mid-game in Friday’s quarter-final win over Emma Raducanu, opting to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3314504/zheng-qinwen-explains-change-shoes-after-another-mid-game-stoppage-london?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3314504/zheng-qinwen-explains-change-shoes-after-another-mid-game-stoppage-london?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 15 Jun 2025 07:32:03 +0000 Reuters,Agence France-Presse Reuters,Agence France-Presse Emma Raducanu admitted feeling exposed after a humbling second-round loss to defending French Open champion Iga Swiatek during her maiden appearance on Court Philippe Chatrier but the Briton said the experience had not left her demotivated. Meanwhile, China’s Zheng Qinwen, the last woman to win a title at Roland Garros having claimed Olympic singles gold last summer, said she would not be wearing kid gloves when she faced her next opponent on Friday. Zheng, who powered past Emiliana Arango of... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3312255/french-open-raducanu-unbowed-after-swiatek-thrashing-zheng-qinwen-wary-next-match?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3312255/french-open-raducanu-unbowed-after-swiatek-thrashing-zheng-qinwen-wary-next-match?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 29 May 2025 05:41:11 +0000 Agence France-Presse,Associated Press Agence France-Presse,Associated Press Emma Raducanu made a winning return to the French Open on Monday as she beat Wang Xinyu in three sets to set up a second-round clash with reigning champion Iga Swiatek. The 22-year-old Briton overcame her Chinese opponent 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 in her first appearance at Roland Garros since 2022, on a day when Carlos Alcaraz began the defence of his men’s title with a straight-sets victory. Former US Open winner Raducanu fell in the second round three years ago in her only previous appearance at the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3311865/emma-raducanu-beats-wang-xinyu-set-clash-iga-swiatek-return-french-open?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3311865/emma-raducanu-beats-wang-xinyu-set-clash-iga-swiatek-return-french-open?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 26 May 2025 12:26:45 +0000 Emma Raducanu will return to action at this week’s Madrid Open after a mid-season break, and the former US Open champion has said she is benefiting from a more focused approach to the season. The 22-year-old Briton pulled out of the Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers to rest following a run to the quarter-finals in Miami, where she needed medical attention during her defeat by eventual runner-up Jessica Pegula. Having opted for a training block instead, Raducanu is raring to go in the Spanish... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3307417/emma-raducanu-raring-go-madrid-open-after-returning-mid-season-break?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3307417/emma-raducanu-raring-go-madrid-open-after-returning-mid-season-break?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:00:09 +0000 Former US Open champion Emma Raducanu will compete at Indian Wells next week in her first WTA Tour appearance since Dubai, where a man exhibited “fixated behaviour” towards her and was removed from the stands during her match, British media reported. The BBC and Sky Sports reported that Raducanu would be given extra security at Indian Wells, which runs from March 5 to 16. Briton Raducanu looked distressed in her second-round match against Karolina Muchova in the Dubai Championships last week,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3300523/emma-raducanu-return-indian-wells-after-dubai-security-incident-media-report?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3300523/emma-raducanu-return-indian-wells-after-dubai-security-incident-media-report?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 28 Feb 2025 07:15:43 +0000 The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) said it has banned a man who exhibited “fixated behaviour” towards Emma Raducanu, after he was taken away by security personnel during the Briton’s match at the Dubai Championship late on Tuesday. Former US Open champion Raducanu appeared to be in tears as she approached the umpire’s chair during the first set of her second-round match with Karolina Muchova. The match was briefly halted after Raducanu spoke with the umpire, who quickly contacted tournament... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3299291/wta-bans-spectator-after-fixated-behaviour-towards-british-star-emma-raducanu-dubai?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3299291/wta-bans-spectator-after-fixated-behaviour-towards-british-star-emma-raducanu-dubai?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Feb 2025 08:47:05 +0000 Emma Raducanu wiped away tears at her post-match news conference after losing to Sofia Kenin 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 in the first round of the US Open on Tuesday night, keeping the 2021 champion winless at the tournament since she won her title. “I feel down. I feel sad,” Raducanu said, pausing to find her words. “Obviously this is a tournament I really want to do well in.” Three years ago, Britain’s Raducanu was 18 at the US Open when she became the first qualifier to claim any grand slam singles... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3276235/us-open-emotional-2021-champion-emma-raducanu-loses-first-round-sofia-kenin?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3276235/us-open-emotional-2021-champion-emma-raducanu-loses-first-round-sofia-kenin?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Aug 2024 08:15:12 +0000 Showstopper Nick Kyrgios and former US Open champion Emma Raducanu were notable absentees on Thursday from the 2024 Australian Open entry list, but Rafael Nadal and Naomi Osaka are set for their grand slam comebacks. Fiery Australian Kyrgios, the one-time world No 13, had knee surgery in January and then aborted plans to return at Wimbledon after tearing a ligament in his wrist. Australian Open boss Craig Tiley recently said he expected Kyrgios to be at the opening major of the year in “some... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3244164/australian-open-2024-nick-kyrgios-emma-raducanu-missing-entry-list-may-need-wild-cards-play-grand?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3244164/australian-open-2024-nick-kyrgios-emma-raducanu-missing-entry-list-may-need-wild-cards-play-grand?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 Dec 2023 04:12:48 +0000 Former US Open champion Emma Raducanu has pulled out of an exhibition match next month at the Macau Tennis Masters, as she continues to recover from wrist and ankle surgery, her management company IMG said on Monday. The two-day indoor hard court tournament at the Macau East Asian Games Dome over December 2 and 3 is set to feature four top ATP men’s players in American Taylor Fritz, Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor, Croatia’s Borna Coric and the rising Chinese star Zhang Zhizhen. On the women’s side,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3241450/emma-raducanu-withdraws-macau-tennis-masters-exhibition-she-celebrates-21st-birthday?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3241450/emma-raducanu-withdraws-macau-tennis-masters-exhibition-she-celebrates-21st-birthday?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Nov 2023 06:30:12 +0000 Newly minted Hong Kong Tennis Open champion Leylah Fernandez insists she and Emma Raducanu can get back to the “highest level” and challenge for grand slams again. Canadian Fernandez, partly of Filipino heritage, was on the losing side against British star Raducanu, whose mother is Chinese, in the 2021 US open final. But the New York showpiece still seemed to herald the possible start of a new era in women’s tennis, dominated by two young players with Asian blood. Then aged 19, Fernandez... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3238089/hong-kong-tennis-open-winner-leylah-fernandez-insists-she-and-emma-raducanu-can-get-back-highest?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3238089/hong-kong-tennis-open-winner-leylah-fernandez-insists-she-and-emma-raducanu-can-get-back-highest?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Oct 2023 12:15:09 +0000 Emma Raducanu, Britain’s beloved tennis and fashion darling, is officially off the market: she’s given her heart to billionaire heir Carlo Agostinelli. After months of speculation about their rumoured romance, the couple appear to have finally confirmed their relationship as they showed up to the Dior show at Paris Fashion Week hand in hand together last week. A fellow athlete with links to the high fashion world, Agostinelli has been attending more public events lately and celebrated his 23rd... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3236764/who-emma-raducanus-billionaire-heir-bf-carlo-agostinelli-former-head-boy-harrows-mum-works-dior-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3236764/who-emma-raducanus-billionaire-heir-bf-carlo-agostinelli-former-head-boy-harrows-mum-works-dior-and?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 04 Oct 2023 23:00:11 +0000 US Open winner Emma Raducanu and rising Chinese talent Wu Yibing have been added to the star-studded line-up for the MGM Macau Tennis Masters in December. Organisers had previously announced that Olympic gold medallist Belinda Bencic, and top 10 ATP Tour duo Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafore, would be playing in the invitational tournament at the city’s East Asian Games Dome. There is a spot for one more man, with the event’s format consisting of two men’s singles matches and one mixed doubles on... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3228131/emma-raducanu-and-wu-yibing-add-more-firepower-star-studded-mgm-macau-tennis-masters?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3228131/emma-raducanu-and-wu-yibing-add-more-firepower-star-studded-mgm-macau-tennis-masters?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Jul 2023 11:52:07 +0000 Injury-hit tennis star Emma Raducanu has said she sometimes wishes her shock 2021 US Open victory never happened as she struggled to meet the physical and mental demands placed upon her. The Canadian-born British player was only 18 when she stormed to an incredible grand slam title in New York without dropping a set as a qualifier. However, Raducanu has failed to hit those heights again as injuries and a series of coaching changes have taken their toll over the past two years. The world No 128... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3224577/emma-raducanu-sometimes-wishes-us-open-glory-never-happened-warns-there-are-lot-sharks-brutal-wta?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3224577/emma-raducanu-sometimes-wishes-us-open-glory-never-happened-warns-there-are-lot-sharks-brutal-wta?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 19 Jun 2023 07:00:13 +0000 Emma Raducanu knocked out Polish 20th seed Magda Linette 7-6(3) 6-2 on Saturday to reach the third round of Indian Wells and notch up her biggest win since triumphing at the US Open in 2021. The 20-year-old Briton, whose mother is from Shenyang, China, fell into a 4-1 first set hole but rallied from there, dictating points with her forehand to push Linette deep into the court. She sealed the win by whipping a forehand winner down the line to bring the fans to their feet on a warm and windy day... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3213232/emma-raducanu-reaches-indian-wells-third-round-victory-over-polands-magda-linette?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3213232/emma-raducanu-reaches-indian-wells-third-round-victory-over-polands-magda-linette?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Mar 2023 23:46:08 +0000 Former US Open champion Emma Raducanu rallied from a break down in each set to beat Danka Kovinic 6-2, 6-3 on Thursday and reach the second round of the Indian Wells WTA and ATP Masters 1000. Britain’s Raducanu avenged a 2022 Australian Open second-round loss to the Montenegrin as she continued her fightback from various ailments that have slowed her 2023 campaign. “I’m happy I stuck in,” said Raducanu, who had shut down her 2022 season early with wrist trouble and hurt her ankle in her second... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3213028/bnp-paribas-open-emma-raducanu-uses-injury-troubles-incentive-indian-wells-win-im-happy-i-stuck?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3213028/bnp-paribas-open-emma-raducanu-uses-injury-troubles-incentive-indian-wells-win-im-happy-i-stuck?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Mar 2023 03:19:48 +0000 Coco Gauff won the battle of tennis prodigies on Wednesday at the Australian Open – then said she “got lucky” on the way to defeating Emma Raducanu in straight sets. The seventh seed won 6-3, 7-6(4) to reach the third round in Melbourne and will play China’s Zheng Qinwen or fellow American Bernada Pera. There were 70 places separating Gauff and 2021 US Open champion Raducanu in the rankings, but you wouldn’t have known it as the pair tussled for an hour and 42 minutes on Rod Laver Arena. It was... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3207302/australian-open-coco-gauff-edges-past-emma-raducanu-battle-prodigies-i-got-lucky?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3207302/australian-open-coco-gauff-edges-past-emma-raducanu-battle-prodigies-i-got-lucky?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Jan 2023 13:36:40 +0000 Britain’s Emma Raducanu retired at 6-0, 5-7 in her second-round match against Viktoria Kuzmova at the WTA 250 Auckland Classic on Thursday after rolling her ankle, casting doubt on her participation at this month’s Australian Open. Former US Open champion Raducanu swept the first set in 22 minutes but faltered in the second and had her left ankle examined during a medical timeout, before leaving the court in tears after being unable to complete the first point of the decider. The Australian Open... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3205710/emma-raducanu-doubt-australian-open-after-suffering-injury-leaves-court-tears?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3205710/emma-raducanu-doubt-australian-open-after-suffering-injury-leaves-court-tears?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Jan 2023 10:45:51 +0000 Emma Raducanu says her new coach Sebastian Sachs has been appointed on a trial basis until the end of the year. Last year’s US Open champion Raducanu was watched by Sachs, her fifth coach in 18 months, on Friday as she lost to world No 2 Ons Jabeur on her injury return in an exhibition match in Abu Dhabi. Sachs, 30, guided Belinda Bencic to Olympic gold last year and was earlier part of the coaching team of Victoria Azarenka, a former world No 1. He has teamed up with Raducanu after Dmitry... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3203945/emma-raducanu-hires-new-coach-sebastian-sachs-trial-until-end-year?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3203945/emma-raducanu-hires-new-coach-sebastian-sachs-trial-until-end-year?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Dec 2022 05:26:08 +0000 Emma Raducanu will be “stronger player” next year with her wrist injury “under control”, according to her Billie Jean King Cup captain. Former British No 1 Anne Keothavong gave the positive assessment after the 19-year-old withdrew from the British team for next week’s tournament finals in Glasgow, Scotland. Raducanu dropped out of October’s Transylvania Open in Romania because of the same issue with her right wrist, but is targeting a preseason exhibition in Abu Dhabi next month for her... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3198331/emma-raducanu-will-return-stronger-wrist-injury-under-control-says-billie-jean-king-cup-coach?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3198331/emma-raducanu-will-return-stronger-wrist-injury-under-control-says-billie-jean-king-cup-coach?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 03 Nov 2022 12:11:05 +0000 Eileen Gu has been included in a coveted list of the top 50 most marketable athletes of 2022 – in something of a rarity for Chinese sports stars. The double Olympic champion freestyle skier features at No 29 on the list, compiled by SportsPro Media – a platform based in London which aspires to “connect and inspire the business world of sport”. British tennis star Emma Raducanu – a close friend of Gu’s, who like her, has a Chinese mother – is higher up the list at No 12. Gu received a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3196361/eileen-gu-emma-raducanu-included-top-50-most-marketable-athletes-list?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3196361/eileen-gu-emma-raducanu-included-top-50-most-marketable-athletes-list?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Oct 2022 09:30:09 +0000 Emma Raducanu surged into the Seoul semi-finals on Friday as she won three matches in a row at a tournament for the first time since her US Open triumph. The 19-year-old Briton blew away third seed Magda Linette 6-2, 6-2 at the Korea Open and faces fellow former major champion Jelena Ostapenko in the last four. Raducanu stunned the tennis world when she emerged from qualifying to win the US Open last year, but she has struggled to build on that and her grand slam defence ended in the first round... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3193672/emma-raducanu-surges-korea-open-semi-finals?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3193672/emma-raducanu-surges-korea-open-semi-finals?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 24 Sep 2022 04:30:14 +0000 It could have been a storyline from a Richard Curtis film. At this year’s Wimbledon championship, two talented young British players slogged it out at the most famous tennis championship on earth. And while the Wimbledon fairy tale did not work out for Emma Raducanu, who lost her second-round match, or for fellow Briton Katie Boulter, who only stayed in for one round longer, they both scored a fashion win when they wore the same dress. The NikeCourt Dri-FIT Slam design garnered nearly as much... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3192962/were-love-exercise-dresses-worn-emma-raducanu-again-only?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3192962/were-love-exercise-dresses-worn-emma-raducanu-again-only?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 19 Sep 2022 10:16:55 +0000 Emma Raducanu will head into her US Open title defence in just over a week relieved that she is swinging freely again and playing the same brand of attacking tennis that took her to a maiden grand slam title last year. The 19-year-old put in ruthless performances at the Cincinnati Open to beat former major winners Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka before exiting the tournament with a loss to world number eight Jessica Pegula. “This week was a great step for me,” she told reporters on... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3189588/relieved-emma-raducanu-back-swinging-freely-ahead-us-open-defence?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3189588/relieved-emma-raducanu-back-swinging-freely-ahead-us-open-defence?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 20 Aug 2022 03:33:39 +0000 Reigning US Open champion Emma Raducanu lost just two games in a commanding second-round win over former world No 1 Victoria Azarenka in the second round of the Western & Southern Open. Less than one day after a first-round win against 23-time grand slam champion Serena Williams, Raducanu was back on court to face another former world No 1, and was similarly dominant. The 19-year-old dropped just two games in a 6-0, 6-2 win that lasted 62 minutes to reach round 3. The win over world No 22... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3189284/emma-raducanu-blitzes-victoria-azarenka-cincinnati-second-round-nick?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3189284/emma-raducanu-blitzes-victoria-azarenka-cincinnati-second-round-nick?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 18 Aug 2022 02:14:36 +0000 US Open champion Emma Raducanu ousted Serena Williams in the opening round of the Cincinnati Open early Wednesday morning in a highly anticipated generational clash. Raducanu was dominant from the start, breaking Williams in the opening game before rolling to a convincing 6-4, 6-0 win. The British teen, who described their match-up as “an amazing gift”, broke Williams at the start of both sets to claim victory in what was her first and likely last meeting with the 23-time grand slam singles... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3189149/emma-raducanu-outclasses-serena-williams-generational-clash-cincinnati?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3189149/emma-raducanu-outclasses-serena-williams-generational-clash-cincinnati?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Aug 2022 01:29:12 +0000 Emma Raducanu will have to wait just a little longer before she gets to face Serena Williams at this week’s Western & Southern Open. The pair were expected to play at the tournament in Mason, Ohio, on Monday, but organisers said that has now been put back 24 hours because of “a number of factors related to scheduling”. Having announced her decision to retire, Williams is in the last few weeks of her illustrious career, and Raducanu said being able to play the 41-year-old was an “amazing... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3188921/emma-raducanu-calls-chance-play-serena-williams-amazing-gift?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3188921/emma-raducanu-calls-chance-play-serena-williams-amazing-gift?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 15 Aug 2022 07:02:45 +0000 Emma Raducanu was knocked out of the ATP and WTA Washington Open on Friday, with her conqueror Liudmila Samsonova setting up a semi-final against China’s Wang Xiyu. World No 95 Wang, seeking her first WTA title, cruised past two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka 6-1, 6-3. The 21-year-old lucky loser is through to just her second career WTA semi-final, having reached the last four at Valencia in June. Samsonova upset US Open champion Emma Raducanu 7-6(6), 6-1. The 19-year-old... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3187950/emma-raducanu-exits-citi-open-chinas-wang-xiyu-through-semi-finals?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3187950/emma-raducanu-exits-citi-open-chinas-wang-xiyu-through-semi-finals?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 06 Aug 2022 06:07:02 +0000 Reigning US Open champion Emma Raducanu found herself completely exhausted, physically and mentally, after playing a pair of tiebreakers across nearly three hours on a hot and humid afternoon at the Citi Open on Thursday. “Everything,” the second-seeded Raducanu said afterward, “was tired.” Still, she managed to reach her second quarter final of the season by edging Camila Osorio 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4) with the temperature in the 30 degrees, getting done just before a thunderstorm hit the area,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3187780/citi-open-emma-raducanu-overcomes-camila-osorio-longest-two-set-match?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3187780/citi-open-emma-raducanu-overcomes-camila-osorio-longest-two-set-match?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Aug 2022 02:02:36 +0000 Hong Kong’s most successful female tennis junior Cody Wong Hong-yi is looking to emulate Emma Raducanu and make a name for herself at the senior grand slams next season. The 20-year-old, who has already claimed 11 senior doubles victories in the last eight months, begins the second half of the season next week with hopes of raising her world ranking and qualifying for major tournaments. “I was more than thrilled because the results in doubles were beyond my expectation,” Wong said in Hong Kong... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3183699/hong-kong-star-tennis-junior-cody-wong-targets-grand-slam?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3183699/hong-kong-star-tennis-junior-cody-wong-targets-grand-slam?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 Jul 2022 01:30:25 +0000 The Twitter trolls are at it again, this time over Emma Raducanu’s second round exit from Wimbledon. Fans took to social media to blast the 19-year-old’s performance on Centre Court – where she was outclassed by France’s Caroline Garcia in a rapid 6-3, 6-3 defeat. Calls of “overrated” were quick to follow her loss, with some even going so far as to say she will never win anything ever again. “One shot wonder,” said one Twitter user. “Won’t win anything ever again,” said another. Raducanu won... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3183588/emma-raducanu-dismisses-online-trolls-after-wimbledon-exit-im-slam?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3183588/emma-raducanu-dismisses-online-trolls-after-wimbledon-exit-im-slam?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 Jun 2022 03:12:36 +0000 Emma Raducanu said she was hoping to channel the fighting spirit of Rafael Nadal by wearing his “raging bull” logo after beating Alison van Uytvanck 6-4, 6-4 in the Wimbledon first round on Monday. The 19-year-old US Open champion, who was an injury doubt in the run-up to the tournament, struggled to impose herself early in the contest but broke her Belgian opponent’s serve in the seventh game. Van Uytvanck broke back but Raducanu again seized the initiative by breaking again and survived a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3183351/wimbledon-emma-raducanu-channels-rafael-nadal-fire-win-opener-he-just?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3183351/wimbledon-emma-raducanu-channels-rafael-nadal-fire-win-opener-he-just?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 Jun 2022 07:59:37 +0000