Emma Raducanu has already been told Coco Gauff is her ‘leader’ after warning passed down | Tennis | Sport

After victory over Korpatsch, Raducanu admitted she is “very up for” her next round match with Gauff on Wednesday. “I’m really looking forward to this match,” Raducanu said. “I’m very up for it. I know her a fair bit. Off the court she’s really nice and friendly and really down-to-earth. Yeah, she’s cool.

“I’m just happy with the way I kind of handled myself today in the matches. There were points where I wasn’t necessarily playing the best, but I was good mentally to carry on going.

“She’s tricky. Like, sometimes she will hit high, sometimes nothing, sometimes she’ll shank it but it would be really effective. It was tough. I had to stay on my feet, on my toes.”