By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Tuesday February 18, 2025
Emma Raducanu briefly broke down in tears throughout her second-round match with Karolina Muchova in Dubai, the British star stopping play after two video games and approaching the umpire earlier than showing to take consolation out of sight behind the umpire’s chair.
It was a weird second that led to Muchova consoling the 22-year-old World No.61 earlier than play lastly resumed.
It wasn’t clear precisely what disturbed Raducanu, however she recovered properly by rallying from 4-0 all the way down to drive a first-set tiebreak and play an in depth match towards the World No.17.
Muchova edged out the win 7-6(6), 6-4 in two hours and 7 minutes.
Beneath, see footage of Raducanu’s interlude after the second sport:
right here is the state of affairs 🙁 https://t.co/z4Vl23j9DL pic.twitter.com/2C4K2oAEgC
— Lisa 🧚🏻♀️ (@lisa_talking) February 18, 2025
Muchova strikes on to face shocking American McCartney Kessler.
Gauff Upset
Kessler continued her dream week in Dubai, notching her first Prime-10 win over 2023 US Open champion Coco Gauff, 6-4, 7-5. Earlier this season Kessler, a former standout on the College of Florida, gained her second profession title at Hobart and made her Prime-50 debut.
This week in Dubai she has notched back-to-back Prime-20 wins. She toppled Doha champion Amanda Anisimova (ranked No.18), 6-3, 6-2, within the first spherical.
