The British tennis player had to work hard to beat Tamara Korpatsch in three sets (6-0, 2-6, 6-1).
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Emma Raducanu He is already in the quarterfinals of the Stuttgart tournament. The Briton was making her first appearance on clay in a tournament at the official level and she was playing her second match on clay in Stuttgart by beating Storm Sanders in a clear way in her first match. The winner of the US Open has suffered a little more than expected against a Tamara Korpatsch who has put the young British in trouble in the second set, but has finally ended up succumbing to the greater quality of the young British.
Raducanu prevails in three sets
Raducanu would start stepping on the accelerator very soon. The British would take the first set by an overwhelming 6-0 thanks to his good repertoire of shots from the bottom of the court and with his good backhand he has been setting the pace of the game against a Korpatsch who has not found the game to hurt the young British.
The British tennis player seemed to have everything under control, but it has not been like that. After winning the opening game of the second set, Korpatsch has taken a leap in her game and has started to be much more solid and effective in her shots from the baseline. The effectiveness of the German has made a dent in Raducanu, who could not find answers to the good level of the German in the second set. The 6-2 in favor of Korpatsch sent the match to the third and final round on the red clay of Stuttgart.
The third partial would not affect too much a Raducanu who from the first moment made it clear that she was determined to go for the game. His good work with his backhand shot, together with his solidity from the bottom of the court provoked the despair of his rival that he was unable to break down the wall he had on the other side of the track. The games passed and Raducanu felt more and more comfortable with her serve to go distancing in the marker. Finally, the young British woman would comfortably seal her victory in the third set and advance to the quarterfinals where she will face the Polish Iga Swiatek.
A solid match by a Raducanu who continues to take small steps forward in her progression on clay and who will try to make things difficult for the world number 1 in the quarterfinals.
