Raducanu catches race to challenge Swiatek

British tennis recovers the illusion again with Emma Raducanu. The 2021 US Open champion won this Monday at Indian Wells to Beatriz Haddad Maia by 6-1, 2-6 and 6-4 in 2h19 and links three victories for the second time since he lifted that trophy in New York (the other was last year in Seoul, where he was a semifinalist).

“Physically, I feel pretty good. I’ve been dealing with my wrists, obviously. And it is something that I continue. I am doing everything possible off the track to try to make them as good as possible to compete, ”she explained the The promising 20-year-old tennis player, who suffered a tremendous downturn after her great success due to the pressure of expectations and injuries, will face Iga Swiatek in the round of 16 on Tuesday. The Polish, current champion, continues her unstoppable march after overcoming with more effort than she usually uses (6-3 and 7-6 (1) in 2h07) to the Canadian Bianca Andreescu, winner in 2019 with an invitation. Raducanu has beaten two top-20 these days: Magda Linette (20th) and Haddad Maia (13th). “I am now focused on resting and recovering for this match. I’ll watch her play (a Swiatek) because I love to watch tennis all the time”, said the Englishwho has deleted Instagram and WhatsApp from his mobile.

Jabeur disappoints

The number four seed, Ons Jabeur, crashed again, as she did in the first round of the Australian Open, with Marketa Vondrousova. The Czech defeated the Tunisian by 7-6 (5) y 6-4. This was Jabeur’s first tournament since the Oceanic Grand Slam. Vondrousova, 105th in the world, will face her compatriot Karolina Muchova, who got off the Italian Martina Trevisan (6-4, 3-6 and 6-4).

The fifth favorite, Caroline Garcia, did not fail. The Frenchwoman got rid of Leylah Fernandez, although she needed three sets: 6-1, 6-7 (5) and 6-1. The leader of the year in direct aces (162.11 in this last game), who separated the Canadian from the round of 16 of the tournament for the first time, will see them in the round of 16 with the Romanian Sorana Cirstea, who beat the American Bernarda Pera ( 6-3 and 6-1).