
Emma Raducanu reveals what went wrong in ‘harsh’ thrashing by Iga Swiatek
The IndependentSign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The only previous time Raducanu had played on Melbourne Park’s main arena was against Coco Gauff two years ago, when she acquitted herself well, but Swiatek was simply too good. “I think it was a match going into it I knew I had to play really well,” said Raducanu, who is yet to win a set in four matches against Swiatek. open image in gallery Iga Swiatek was simply too good for Emma Raducanu “Three weeks ago when I was in Auckland I was doing pool rehab,” said the 22-year-old, the only British woman to reach the last 32. “If I’m not necessarily able to hold my service games or dictate, I feel like it seeps into the rest of my game.” open image in gallery Emma Raducanu blames her poor serve for the heavy defeat Swiatek was so slow coming out to serve that she was given a time violation before the match began, but thereafter the Pole was a woman in a hurry, with the hot, sunny conditions giving her heavy shots even more pop.
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