Briton No 2 races to 6-1, 6-2 win against Cristina Bucșa
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After a stream of winners and plenty of smiles, Emma Raducanu offered a succinct verdict on her first WTA singles match at Queen’s Club. “Very clean and clinical,” she said.
Indeed it was. Her Spanish opponent, Cristina Bucșa, is among the more streetwise players in the WTA Tour mid-ranks. But she had no answers as Raducanu raced to a 6-1, 6-2 victory in just over an hour.
“I was quite locked in today, so I’m very pleased with my performance,” Raducanu said, before admitting that trying to be happy on court was part of a broader strategy to help her play better.
