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Raducanu blasts away fitness doubts with two wins in a day to reach Queen’s final
Emma Raducanu returned to Andy Murray Arena for her second match in five hours with lingering doubts about her physical condition after slipping on the slick grass earlier in the day and hurting her left thigh. By the time she had launched herself into consecutive backhand and forehand down-the-line winners to snatch an early break, that concern had dissipated.
TL;DR
- Emma Raducanu reached the final at Queen's by winning two matches in one day.
- She overcame doubts about a left thigh injury sustained earlier.
- Raducanu defeated 18-year-old Iva Jovic 6-2, 6-2 in her semi-final match.
- This is her third tour-level final and her first at home in London.
- She has defeated two top 20 opponents consecutively in this tournament.
- Raducanu described her current play as a "new Emma" with more experience and understanding.
- Her previous match on the same day was a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Kamilla Rakhimova, where she sustained the thigh injury.
- Raducanu's opponent in the final will be Donna Vekic.