Washington Open: Emma Raducanu beats Maria Sakkari to reach semi-finals

In the warm conditions in the Washington DC, both raducical and Sakkari struggled to keep their services on the opening set, transforming three of the six -break points and opponents from four to four.

However, at the age of 4-4, he hit the decisive coup and served for the third time before he transformed a second set of Sakkari.

Sakkari, the second in the tournament in 2023, had the opportunity to take the match to a decision after breaking the service in the sixth match of the second set and saving 5-2 ahead points.

However, Raducanu returned to win five consecutive games, including transforming two of the five fracture points.

During the second set, he drew attention from a physio and then felt “a little shaky” because of heat.

“Today it was cruel,” Raducanu added. “It was a long match, the first set was more than an hour. You just got to pain and leave them all in court.

“Maria played an amazing match and the vitality of the Conditions game is really suitable for her.

“I have to prepare [for the doubles] And get out of the heat. I felt a little shaky at the back of the second set. “

In men’s couples, the UK’s Neal Skupski and Australian partner John-Patrick Smith, the fourth seeds Michael Venus and Yuki Bhambri 3-6 6-4 10-7 reached the semifinals after returning from a set to upset.