Emma Raducanu achieved a notable victory, defeating 2023 champion Marketa Vondrousova 6-3, 6-3 to advance to the third round. This performance was one of her best since winning the U.S. Open in 2021. Raducanu expressed excitement over her match quality, including a particular point she deemed the best she has ever played. Looking ahead, she faces the only remaining top seed, Aryna Sabalenka, in the next round. Vondrousova acknowledged Raducanu's superior play, stating that she struggled to compete in the rallies.
"That was one of the best matches I've played in a long time," said Raducanu, the 2021 champion at Flushing Meadows. "I turned one point around that I think is probably the best point I've ever played, so that was pretty crazy. I think the crowd were loving it."
Raducanu may have to up her level even further in the next match, though, facing the only remaining top seed, No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka.
Raducanu's win against Vondrousova, who in 2019 was the French Open runner-up, showed Raducanu might be back to her best.
Vondrousova remarked, "She was playing amazing tennis; she was crushing me in the rallies, so there wasn't much I could do."
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