Emma Raducanu made a winning return to action at the Mubadala City DC Open in Washington as she defeated Belgium's Elise Mertens in three sets.
Emma Raducanu made a winning return to action at the Mubadala City DC Open in Washington as she defeated Belgium's Elise Mertens in three sets. The 21-year-old won the opening-round contest against the eighth seed 6-2 3-6 6-4.
But Mertens fought back in the second set, cutting down on the errors and making the most of her only break of serve to level the match after the former British No 1 had led 40-0 in the sixth game. Raducanu broke early in the final set, but could not make the most of a 3-1 lead as Mertens broke back and saved two break points to level at 3-3. Raducanu saved five break points of her own before breaking again, only for Mertens to strike back in the next game as the Briton served for the match.
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