Emma Raducanu played some of her most clinical tennis since her U.S. Open title run to sweep aside 2023 Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova 6-3, 6-3 on Wednesday and reach the third round.
In front of a raucous Centre Court crowd, Raducanu surprised even herself sometimes in outdueling the Czech player in a match between Grand Slam winners who were both unseeded.
"That was one of the best matches I've played in a long time," said Raducanu, the 2021 champion at Flushing Meadows . "I turned one point around that I think is probably the best point I've ever played, so that was pretty crazy. I think the crowd were loving it."
She may have to up her level even further in the next match, though. In a tournament where four of the five top women's seeds have already been eliminated, the British home favorite will be up against the only one remaining - No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka .
"Yeah, I guess there's no pressure at all on me the next round," Raducanu said in an on-court interview, laughing.