Raducanu Qualifies for the Next Round of the Miami Open After Win Over Sayaka Ishii

Emma Raducanu qualified for the 2nd round of the Miami Open with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Japanese teenager Sayaka Ishii at the Hard Rock Stadium on Wednesday.

It took Raducanu only an hour to beat the 19-year-old. It was her second win since January when she beat Amanda Anisimova in the second round of the Australian Open.

Raducanu’s coach at Indian Wells, Vladimir Platenik, was not seen at the match. There were reports that his two-week trial period coaching Raducanu is now over.

Raducanu told Sky Sports after the win, “I’m very pleased to have got through that. It’s not easy to play someone in the first round who’s younger, dangerous, and in good form. I’m really proud of how I competed today. It hasn’t been easy for me coming into this, but I think I put out a really good performance.”

She faces Emma Navarro in the second round of the competition. She told Sky Sports, “It’s going to be an extremely challenging match. I think it will be a match where she’s probably in better form, so I think I can go out and try and express myself and compete for every point.”

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