Wimbledon: Emma Raducanu defeats Belgian Alison Van Uytvanck in opening round | Tennis News

Emma Raducanu put her troubled build-up behind her as she marked her Centre
Court debut by defeating Alison van Uytvanck to reach the second round of
Wimbledon with a straight-sets win

Emma Raducanu defeated the dangerous Alison Van Uytvanck in straight sets

Reigning US Open champion Emma Raducanu made an impressive Centre Court debut by defeating Belgian Alison Van Uytvanck on opening Monday at Wimbledon.

The British teenager has been in a race against time to be fit after suffering a side strain earlier this month, but she delighted fans with a superb 6-4 6-4 victory.

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Jodie Burrage came to the aid of a ball boy who was taken illduring her first-round match with Lesia Tsurenko

Jodie Burrage came to the aid of a ball boy who was taken ill during her first-round defeat to Lesia Tsurenko.

The youngster looked unsteady on his feet early in the second set of her 6-2 6-3 loss and the 23-year-old Briton attended to him, offering an energy gel from her bag and a drink.

The crowd also helped out, passing some Percy Pig sweets to her during a five-minute delay.

The ball boy was later treated by paramedics and left in a wheelchair.

The loss saw Burrage, whose impressive form in the run up to Wimbledon has seen her climb into the top 150, become the first Briton to lose at this year’s tournament.

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