Emma Raducanu impressed once more as she made her way into the third round at Flushing Meadows
Raducanu has broken Zhang in the opening game of the second set. Zhang saved a first break point at 30-40 with a backhand winner at 30-40, then a second with a 98mph service winner for deuce, but finally blinked on the third with an unforced error off the backhand side. Raducanu then consolidated after falling behind 15-30 on her serve, capping the hold with a 97mph ace out wide. Fantastic stuff from Britain’s emerging star, who is closing in on a spot in the third round.
Ashleigh Barty has taken the oppening set from Clara Tauson, 6-1. The set lasted 31 minutes in all, including a marathon 13-minute second game that featured no fewer than 10 break-point chances. The top-seeded Aussie has struck 12 winners to 10 unforced errors, compared to five winners and 14 UFEs for Tauson.
