BBC Sport · Mar 19, 2025
Raducanu breezes into second round of Miami Open
Image caption, The victory was Emma Raducanu's first win as a professional in MiamiEmma Raducanu breezed into the second round of the Miami Open with a commanding straight-set win against Japanese teenager Sayaka Ishii.
The British number two took just over an hour to progress 6-2 6-1 and will next face American eighth seed Emma Navarro.
Raducanu, the 2021 US Open champion, lost in the first round of Indian Wells earlier this month in what was her first match since the traumatic experience of dealing with a stalker at a tournament in Dubai.
This is also her first proper event with new coach Vladimir Platenik and the partnership is off to a promising start.