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Emma Raducanu provides a fitness update ahead of facing Iga Swiatek at Roland Garros after taking medical time-out
Emma Raducanu once again showed her patented grit and determination today, recovering from a handful of setbacks to win her French Open first-round match.
Facing Wang Xinyu, the Chinese star represented an awkward opening clash for the 22-year-old who has enjoyed a strong clay-court season thus far.

However, Raducanu’s back problems were a worry heading into the event, especially given how they troubled her in Strasbourg the week earlier.
Despite seeing the doctor during a medical timeout, there seemed to be no treatment done to her back. A fresh issue had emerged, and thus new problems for her to overcome.

Emma Raducanu reacts to her medical timeout
Having recovered well following that time-out, she admitted to TNT Sports: ’I don’t feel great. I would have felt worse had I have lost that match but I was really struggling from the start.
She was a tough opponent. She can really take the racket out of your hand and I was really just flat but happy to find a way.
‘The opening rounds are never easy and I haven’t been here in three years so I think it was just a combination of a lot of things but happy to have got through.’
Emma Raducanu then continued to praise her grit on the day: ‘It was extremely important [to regain the momentum]. I wasn’t exactly feeling very energetic so I knew I had to start well because that would give myself the best chance to keep fighting and keep going for every point. I just managed to get a good feed so when I lost serve at the end it wasn’t the end of the world but happy to have broken.
‘I can take positives. I’m sure a lot of top champions, top players have saved match points, really struggled, but they’ve given themselves another opportunity in the draw despite how they’re feeling. I think that’s a big quality and not necessarily easy to teach.
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Express Sport brings you the latest tennis news from the Paris Masters.
We’re reaching the business end of the Paris Masters, as eight players become four in the French capital. Jannik Sinner is the overwhelming favourite to lift the trophy after Carlos Alcaraz was dumped out by Cameron Norrie in the Spaniard’s opening match. Norrie was then beaten by Valentin Vacherot, whose amazing 10-match winning streak at Masters 1000 level came to an end when he lost to Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Canadian star Auger-Aliassime will face Alexander Bublik in the semis. Bublik defeated Alex de Minaur, who is among those to have already qualified for the year-end ATP Finals. Sinner is through to his first Paris Masters semi-final after beating Ben Shelton. He’ll face defending champion Alexander Zverev, who survived a tough match against Daniil Medvedev.
Novak Djokovic is not involved in the Paris Masters, having decided to skip the event for the second year in a row, but he has learned his fate in the draw of next week’s ATP 250 in Athens. And over in Riyadh, the WTA Finals are about to get underway.
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