Emma Raducanu battled a misfiring second serve and visible nerves to come through her Australian Open first-round match against 26th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova.

Ekaterina Alexandrova (No. 27 ranking) will face Emma Raducanu (No. 60) in the Round of 128 of the Australian Open on Saturday, January 11.Her last time out, Alexandrova fell to Rebecca Sramkova

Emma Raducanu debuted with a victory in a rollercoaster Australian Open opener by 7-6(4), 7-6(2). The Brit defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova in a tight match marked by the inconsistency of both players.

Emma Raducanu served up some rubbish in her win over Ekaterina Alexandrova at the Australian Open. She has the stage presence to get over some fumbled lines.

Emma Raducanu upsets 26th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova at Australian Open but Cameron Norrie is knocked out former Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini; British No 1 Katie Boulter survived an intense en

Emma Raducanu feels physically fit as she prepares to face 26th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova in her Australian Open debut. The 2021 US Open champion will play her first tournament of the season after withdrawing from the ASB Classic two weeks ago.

It was a year of frequent coaching changes for Raducanu. Having won the U.S. Open with Andrew Richardson, she replaced him with Torben Beltz just two months after winning the title. By April 2022, Beltz was out and Dimitry Tursunov, who had worked with Annett Kontaveit while she reached No. 2 in the world, was in.

We complete the first round of the Australian Open on Day 3, with 20 women’s matches on the schedule. As always, we here at LWOT will share our predictions for all of them with you.

Iga Swiatek rushed through her first set in 26 minutes and completed her 6-0, 6-2 second-round win over Rebecca Sramkova in an hour at the Australian Open

Emma Raducanu battles more injury problems to reach Australian Open third round - The 22-year-old received treatment for a back issue during her 6-3 7-5 victory over Amanda Anisimova