Emma Raducanu showed no signs of an injury in her first round match at the 2023 Australian Open as she easily sailed into the second round.
Entering the first major of the season, the 20-year-old Brit couldn't be sure if her body will be able to take on the challenge, after previously retiring from her second-round match in Auckland. However, Raducanu recovered in time and showed very positive tennis in Melbourne.
The 2021 US Open champion took on Tamara Korpatsch, who is right behind her in the WTA Rankings. Raducanu started the match with a break, but in the next game, her opponent broke back to make it one-all.
But former world no. 10 got one more break to sprint into a 3-1 lead in the first set. Yet, her opponent came back one again, making things even at 3-3. Raducanu managed to break again, but this time, she confirmed it with one more break to win the first set 6-3.
The second set was a better one for Raducanu, at least on her serve. This time, she wasn't broken, hit two aces and won 81% of points after her serve. Moreover, she broke her opponent's serve twice, resulting in a comfortable 6-2 win in the second set.
After an hour and 26 minutes, Raducanu won the match 6-3, 6-2 to set up a second-round meeting with the 2022 Roland Garros finalist, Coco Gauff, who defeated Katerina Siniakova in the first round.
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