The British player of Romanian origin Emma Răducanu qualified for the round of 16 of the Wimbledon tournament, after defeating the Greek Maria Sakkari, the number 9 favorite, in two sets, 6-2, 6-3, on Friday at the All England Club.
Emma Răducanu’s career seems to have returned to normal. Photo EPA EFE
Răducanu, champion at the US Open in 2021, is participating in the current edition of the London Grand Slam on the basis of a wild card offered by the organizers, after she dropped a lot in the WTA ranking at the end of a 2023 season in which she played very little, from because of the medical problems he faced (surgery on both wrists and an ankle).
The player, whose father is Romanian, was ranked 135th in the world before the Wimbledon tournament, but qualifying for the eighths ensures her a jump of more than 40 places in the female hierarchy, thus returning to the WTA Top 100 after the end of this competition.
Emma Răducanu competes in the round of 16 with a player from the qualifiers
Former world number 10, Emma Răducanu reaches the second week at Wimbledon for the first time in the last three years. She will face in the round of 16 the New Zealander Lulu Sun, who came from the qualifiers, who also won in two sets, both won in a tiebreak, 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (8/6), by the Chinese Zhu Lin .
Romania is without a representative at Wimbledon after Sorana Cîrstea, Irina Begu, Ana Bogdan, Jaqueline Cristian and Gabriela Ruse lost in the first round, while Anca Todoni bowed out to Coco Gauff in the second round.
Results from round 3 at Wimbledon:
Paula Badosa (Spain) – Daria Kasatkina (Russia/N.14) 7-6 (8/6), 4-6, 6-4
Donna Vekic (Croatia) – Daiana Iastremska (Ukraine/N.28) 7-6 (7/4), 6-7 (3/7), 6-1
Jasmine Paolini (Italy/N.7) – Bianca Andreescu (Canada) 7-6 (7/4), 6-1
Madison Keys (USA/N.12) – Marta Kostiuk (Ukraine/N.18) 6-4, 6-3
Emma Navarro (USA/N.19) – Diana Shnaider (Russia) 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
Coco Gauff (USA/N.2) – Sonay Kartal (Great Britain) 6-4, 6-0
Lulu Sun (NZ) – Zhu Lin (China) 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (8/6)
Emma Răducanu (Great Britain) – Maria Sakkari (Greece/N.9) 6-2, 6-3
