Emma Raducanu into Indian Wells last-32 as Jack Draper beats Dan Evans in Battle of Britain

Raducanu overcame world no21 Magda Linette of Poland, whereas Draper received a ‘Battle of Britain’ in opposition to compatriot Dan Evans on Saturday.

Raducanu overcame damage doubts and sickness to beat Danka Kovinic in her opener at Indian Wells, and the British no1 needed to name for a physio after battling again from an early deficit.

Poland’s Linette, twenty first within the WTA rankings and 55 locations larger than Raducanu, took the primary break of the match for a 3-1 first-set lead.

However Raducanu fought again from 4-1 all the way down to stage at 4-4 earlier than calling for a physio at 6-5 forward. Each gamers, considerably bizarrely, misplaced their serve to like because the opening set went into time beyond regulation.

Raducanu, who beat Linette of their solely earlier assembly on the 2022 Korea Open, received the tie-break 7-3 to determine a bonus after 62 minutes on courtroom.

The percentages have been actually stacked in opposition to Linette when Raducanu broke serve to steer 3-1 within the second set. She comfortably closed out victory in opposition to this 12 months’s Australian Open semi-finalist and can now meet both Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic or Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia within the last-32.

Draper additionally beat Evans 6-4 6-2 in an all-British second-round match. It was an enormous win for Draper, 27 spots under the Twenty ninth-placed Evans on the ATP rankings and marks an upturn in his fortunes after sickness and health points in current months.

Further reporting by the Press Affiliation.