Emma Raducanu knocks out Magda Linette to reach Indian Wells third round
The HinduEmma Raducanu knocked out Polish 20th seed Magda Linette 7-6 6-2 on Saturday to reach the third round of Indian Wells and notch her biggest win since triumphing at the U.S. Open in 2021. The win marked Raducanu’s first back-to-back victories since September and is a hopeful sign that she may be moving beyond the multiple health issues that have beset her of late. Elsewhere, Czech Karolina Muchova scored an impressive 7-6 6-3 win in her tournament debut over two-time champion Victoria Azarenka of Belarus and Czech Marketa Vondrousova crushed her compatriot, the 28th-seeded Marie Bouzkova, 6-1 6-1. On the men’s side, Italian 11th seed Jannik Sinner beat Frenchman Richard Gasquet 6-3 7-6, and eighth seed Felix Auger Aliassime of Canada was a 7-6 6-4 winner over Spain’s Pedro Martinez and Jack Draper won an all-British battle against 24th seed Dan Evans 6-4 6-2.