Emma Radacanu wins Auckland 2023 opener
British tennis star Emma Radacanu has made a winning start to 2023 with a win over Linda Fruhvirtova.
Radacanu, 20 beat the Czech player 4-6 6-4 6-2 in a match that was dogged by rain. The Czech teenager is ranked just one place below Radacunu – the 2021 US Open winner – at 76th.
The 2021 US Open winner was a break down against Fruhvirtova but went on to win four games in a row to change the momentum and win the match.
She will face Slovakian Viktoria Kuzmova – ranked 105, next.
