"Emma Raducanu offered an impressive demonstration of her resilience at the Hobart International as she rallied from an overnight second-set deficit in her rain-delayed first-round match to defeat Camila Osorio of Colombia 6-3, 7-6 (2). The victory marks Raducanu's first win since September after struggling with a foot injury in the final weeks of the 2025 season. She had contested just one match this season after being sidelined for much of the off-season, losing in three sets to Maria Sakkari in the United Cup."
"These ones mean so much more, Raducanu said of her tight victory. It's such a fine line between winning and losing a match like that. It can easily affect your whole mood, your whole days, your whole weeks. I try not to let that happen but it's very difficult. This is a very good day for sure to stack up."
"The top seed in Hobart, Raducanu was locked in a tough battle with Osorio, the WTA No 82, when the match was eventually suspended due to rain. Raducanu had played solidly to take the opening set, but as Osorio began to take the ball early and inject more pace into her strokes, the 22-year-old became increasingly passive. A third set seemed to beckon as she trailed 1-4 and a double break."
Emma Raducanu rallied from an overnight second-set deficit in a rain-delayed first-round match to defeat Camila Osorio 6-3, 7-6 (2) at the Hobart International. The victory is Raducanu's first since September after a foot injury late in the 2025 season and a three-set loss to Maria Sakkari in the United Cup left her with only one prior match this season. Raducanu trailed 1-4 and faced a double break before play was suspended, then restarted aggressively to win seven of the final nine games. Raducanu will face 20-year-old wildcard Taylah Preston in the quarter-final after Magdalena Frech withdrew.
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