Raducanu defeated by Vondrousova in Abu Dhabi

Le 04/02/2025 à 18h21 par Jules Hypolite

Invited by the organizers of the Abu Dhabi tournament, Emma Raducanu lost in the 1st round to Marketa Vondrousova (6-3, 6-4), who had just returned from injury.

Despite nine double faults and a poor conversion percentage on break points (4/14), the Czech managed to control the exchanges and win after an hour and a half of play.

She will play No.4 seed Yulia Putintseva in the next round.

As for Raducanu, this was her third defeat this season and second in a row in the 1st round of a tournament, after Singapore last week.

Vondrousova, Marketa [WC]

6

Raducanu, Emma [WC]

3

4

Putintseva, Yulia [4]

2

3

Vondrousova, Marketa [WC]

6

Abu Dhabi

Tableau

Marketa Vondrousova

37e, 1393 points

Emma Raducanu

56e, 1056 points

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