Emma Raducanu vs Belinda Bencic LIVE: US Open latest score and updates from quarter-final match
Emma Raducanu in action in New York
Emma Raducanu is taking on the new Olympic champion Belinda Bencic at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in the US Open quarter-finals today, as the British teenager aims to continue her fairytale run in New York.
Raducanu, 18, has dispatched all of her opponents so far in straight sets and beat the American Shelby Rogers 6-2, 6-1 in 66 minutes last time out. But she faces her toughest challenge yet in the Swiss 11th seed, Bencic, who is fresh from gold medal glory in Tokyo and has also steamrollered her way to the last eight, beating Polish sensation and French Open champion Iga Swiatek in the previous round.
Raducanu and Bencic have never met before and it promises to be an intriguing encounter between two in-form players. Both have been aggressive in finding winners from the baseline so far this tournament, but Raducanu may have to mix up her game if she is to avoid taking on Bencic in a straight hitting match, something the Swiss would relish. A place in the semi-finals of the US Open awaits the winner.
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Raducanu vs Bencic
Olympic champion Belinda Bencic won the biggest title of her career when the 24-year-old captured singles gold in Tokyo.
The Swiss, who is coached by her father, reached the semi-finals of the US Open in 2019, in what remains her best performance at a Grand Slam.
Bencic is a similar player to Raducanu in that they look to be aggressive when returning serve. “She has a lot of experience on the tour,” Raducanu said of Bencic.
“She’s in great form, having won Olympic gold. I’m also feeling good about my game, also confident with the amount of matches I’ve played. I feel like I’m building with each one.
“It will be an extremely difficult match. I know if I’m going to have a chance, I’m going to have to play some really good tennis.”
Raducanu vs Bencic
In dropping just 15 games in reaching this stage, Emma Raducanu has emulated the great Serena Williams with her run to the US Open quarter-finals.
Raducanu has dropped fewer games in her first four rounds than any player since Williams in 2013, when the 23-time Grand Slam winner dropped just 13 games as she reached that stage.
Here’s Raducanu’s journey to the last eight so far:
1st round: 6-2 6-3 vs Stefanie Voegele
2nd round: 6-2 6-4 vs Shuai Zhang
3rd round: 6-0 6-1 vs Sara Sorribes Tormo
4th round: 6-2 6-1 vs Shelby Rogers
Raducanu vs Bencic
Emma Raducanu is set for the biggest test of her young career as she takes on world number 12 Belinda Bencic. The 18-year-old has already taken out the world number 41 Sara Sorribes Tormo, number 43 Shelby Rogers and number 49 Shuai Zhang in reaching the quarter-finals in New York.
At Wimbledon, Raducanu’s biggest win was against world number 39 and former French Open finalist Marketa Vondrousova.
Raducanu vs Bencic
Emma Raducanu is taking on the new Olympic champion Belinda Bencic at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in the US Open quarter-finals today, as the British teenager aims to continue her fairytale run in New York.
Raducanu, 18, has dispatched all of her opponents so far in straight sets and beat the American Shelby Rogers 6-2, 6-1 in 66 minutes last time out. But she faces her toughest challenge yet in the Swiss 11th seed, Bencic, who is fresh from gold medal glory in Tokyo and has also steamrollered her way to the last eight, beating Polish sensation and French Open champion Iga Swiatek in the previous round.
Raducanu and Bencic have never met before and it promises to be an intriguing encounter between two in-form players. Both have been aggressive in finding winners from the baseline so far this tournament, but Raducanu may have to mix up her game if she is to avoid taking on Bencic in a straight hitting match, something the Swiss would relish. A place in the semi-finals of the US Open awaits the winner.
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