WTA Staff. She was followed on court by No. It is the freshly crowned US Open champion's second quarterfinal in her sixth Tour-level main draw and the first she has contested as a seed. The result takes her overall win-loss record this year to I don't think I'm the finished product yet. Against Bogdan, Raducanu displayed some of the razor-sharp scoreboard management that had seen her win in Flushing Meadows as a qualifier without dropping a set in 10 matches.
The Briton won three out of four multi-deuce games, and withstood a putative comeback in the second set as Bogdan pegged her back from a break down. Key shots and decisive moments: Raducanu's serve was crucial. As at the US Open, the year-old found a balance of first-strike aggression and scrambling athleticism to out-maneouvre Bogdan, whose overall error count outweighed her flashes of brilliance.
The first set was decided in its opening games. Raducanu fended off three break points to hold, then promptly found a booming backhand to capture Bogdan's serve to love - the sole break of the set. The Romanian's best passage of play came in winning a trio of consecutive games in the second set to surge from to , but Raducanu regained control after finding another superb backhand to rebreak for TransylvaniaOpen pic. What's next for Raducanu: An intriguing quarterfinal clash against fellow born peer and No.
The Ukrainian was the first of their generation to break through after reaching the third round of the Australian Open as a year-old, and is currently perched at World No. It will be the first pro meeting between the pair, who did not play each other at junior level either.
However, they did contest two Tennis Europe matches in the most nascent stages of their careers. Raducanu won , in the third round of the U12 tournament in Auray, France on indoor hard courts in , going on to make the semifinals. A year later, Kostyuk avenged the loss , in the second round of the U14 tournament in Hasselt, Belgium on clay, going on to win the event. You're only 18! Former World No. Today, her back was the problem. But sometimes you are used to the pain, I had this before many times, and I just wanted to continue and finish this match.
