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Raducanu edges past Stearns to progress at Korea Open
Emma Raducanu during her match against Lulu Sun on day seven of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London. Picture date: Sunday July 7, 2024

EMMA RADUCANU battled to victory over American Peyton Stearns in the opening round of the Korea Open today.

A topsy-turvy contest featuring 12 breaks of serve eventually went the way of the former US Open champion after two hours and 43 minutes as she wrapped up a 7-6 (4) 7-6 (5) win in Seoul.

It was Raducanu’s first victory since she beat the same player in Washington at the end of July, with the 21-year-old’s only tournament in August coming at the US Open, where she lost to Sofia Kenin in the opening round.

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