Emma Raducanu breezes into second round of Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart | Tennis News

Emma Raducanu thumps Australian qualifier Storm Sanders 6-1 6-2 to move into second round in Stuttgart; 19-year-old will play Germany’s Tamara Korpatsch next after picking up just her fourth victory of an injury-hit 2022 season

Emma Raducanu is through to the second round of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart

Emma Raducanu breezed into the second round of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart with a straight-sets win over Australia’s Storm Sanders.

The World No 12 won 6-1 6-2 to set up a second-round meeting with Germany’s Tamara Korpatsch.

Raducanu came into the tournament following a win and a loss in Great Britain’s Billie Jean King Cup defeat to Czech Republic over the weekend.

The 19-year-old overcame Tereza Martincova 7-5 7-5 in her first professional match on clay but then lost 6-1 6-1 to Marketa Vondrousova after being hampered by blisters on her foot.

Raducanu’s 2022 season has been hampered by injury

Raducanu has been affected by illness and injury this season with her victory over Sanders on Wednesday just her fourth win of the campaign.

The 2021 US Open champion was knocked out in the second round of the Australian Open in January, losing in three sets to Danka Kovinic.

The next grand slam, the French Open, takes place between May 22 and June 5.

Speaking last weekend, Great Britain’s Billie Jean King Cup captain Anne Keothavong said of Raducanu: “It does take time for a player to get used to life on the tour and become more robust, and she certainly needs to become more robust. I don’t think that’s any secret and she’s working on it.

“The more she puts herself out there, the more she continues to test herself against the very best, she’ll figure out a way that works for her.”

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