Emma Raducanu turned in a sparkling performance as she dismantled in-form McCartney Kessler to power into the fourth round of the Miami Open for the first time.<\/p>\n
Kessler retired from the match while trailing 6-1 3-0 after a brief chat with the WTA trainer, but it was clear from first point to the last that Raducanu<\/a> had far too much power for her.<\/p>\n Powering service returns with brutal brilliance, this display was a reminder of the kind of form Raducanu served up to win the 2021 US Open, with the confidence flowing for the 22-year-old Brit.<\/p>\n She offered up words of comfort for her opponent after the match, as the American audience in Miami appreciated her comments for her beaten American rival.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s never a way any athlete wants to win a match. I wish McCartney a speedy recovery,\u201d said Raducanu in her on-court interview.<\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019s in such good form right now. Playing so well. Playing so aggressive. We both had long last matches and, yeah, it\u2019s a tough physical sport. I wish her all the best.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2018Belongs with the top players\u2019 \u2013 Jessica Pegula weighs in on Emma Raducanu struggles<\/a><\/p>\n Why Emma Raducanu\u2019s return to Instagram was always inevitable<\/a><\/p>\n Raducanu expanded on her thoughts in an extended interview with Sky Sport Tennis as she admitted he was happy with all aspects of her game.<\/p>\n \u201cI think I was happiest with my focus,\u201d she stated. \u201cThat is such a big part of tennis, especially in a match like this.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m playing in the third round and I haven\u2019t been at this stage of a tournament for a while, so I\u2019m very happy with that.<\/p>\n \u201cI returned really well and from the first point, I was putting pressure on her serve. The impact that can have on a match when someone isn\u2019t feeling great is big. I was imposing myself from the first ball.<\/p>\n \u201cI look a lot of confidence from playing Emma [Navarro] in my last match. Three hours in the heat, I\u2019m really proud of myself for the way I bounced back.<\/p>\n \u201cI have had no big injuries [this year] and that\u2019s been a big issue for me over the last few years.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m also getting to more balls in the corners and I have developed the confidence and hand skills to do something with it when I get there.\u201d<\/p>\n Raducanu\u2019s best run in Miami has propelled her to within one win of a return to the top 50 of the WTA Rankings and if she can reach her first WTA 1000 quarter-final by winning her next match, she could open the door to a second major breakthrough in her career after that iconic US Open win three and a half years ago.<\/p>\n She is also eyeing up a move towards compatriot Katie Boulter in the rankings, as she eyes up a return to the British No 1 ranking, but she will need to get to the semi-finals in Miami if she is to reach that rankings goal this week.<\/p>\n This is the first time Raducanu has won three matches in succession since her run to the fourth round at Wimbledon last July.<\/p>\n READ NEXT:\u00a0Emma Raducanu reveals why she is a big fan of a contentious change in tennis<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The post Emma Raducanu one win away from rankings breakthrough after crushing Miami Open win<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Emma Raducanu turned in a sparkling performance as she dismantled in-form McCartney Kessler to power into the fourth round of the Miami Open for the first time. Kessler retired from the match while trailing 6-1 3-0 after a brief chat with the WTA trainer, but it was clear from first point to the last that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=201"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}More Tennis News<\/h3>\n