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Emma Raducanu stuns Emma Navarro in Miami Open thriller - as it happened
Raducanu dug deep to win a deciding tiebreak and reach the third round of the Miami Open
Emma Raducanu fought back from the brink to seal her first win against a top-10 opponent in eight months by beating Emma Navarro in three sets at the Miami Open.
Raducanu, world number 60, was a point away from trailing 4-1 in the final set and overcame fatigue to win a titanic struggle 7-6 (8) 2-6 7-6 (3) against eighth-seeded American Navarro.
The British number two's mammoth victory saw her win against a top-10 player on a hard court for the first time in her career.
Raducanu, who beat Japan's world number 188 Sayaka Ishii 6-2 6-1 in the opening round, parted company with coach Vlado Platenik after a 14-day trial before the tournament.
But there was no adverse reaction against world number 10 Navarro and Raducanu's aggression in the closing stages was rewarded.
Emma Raducanu 0-1 Emma Navarro*
Navarro is quick out of the blocks with a great first serve, but Raducanu responds with a great baseline rally forcing the American way wide for 30-30.
Another couple of big serves and Navarro is on the board.
She is fresh off her second WTA title, in Merida, and in great form.
*denotes current server
Emma Raducanu vs Emma Navarro*
We’re underway on Grandstand and Navarro is serving first.
Emma Raducanu vs Emma Navarro
The players are out on court now and warming up, with play to start in the next few minutes.
It’s another beautiful sunny day in Miami.
Emma Raducanu vs Emma Navarro
Casper Ruud seals victory over Miomir Kecmanovic with an ace after a little over two hours, so we can now turn our attention to Emma Raducanu vs Emma Navarro, who should be out on court fairly soon.
How are the Brits faring in Miami?
Raducanu is the only British woman in the main draw, after No 1 Katie Boulter exited in the first round. She lost to Peyton Stearns in straight sets, her third loss in three meetings with the American.
In the men’s draw, Jacob Fearnley came through two rounds of qualifying and a three-set tussle with Benjamin Bonzi to set up a rematch against top seed Alexander Zverev, who recently beat him at the Australian Open.
But Billy Harris, who also came through qualifying, lost in three to American Eliot Spizzirri, and Britain’s No 2 Cam Norrie also lost in the first round to Bu Yunchaokete.
New Indian Wells champion Jack Draper has yet to start his campaign and will take on Czech talent Jakub Mensik.
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When will play start?
Ruud v Kecmanovic has gone to a deciding third set, with the Norwegian coming back to win the second 6-4 after losing the first 3-6.
That means Raducanu and Navarro will likely have to wait until around 5.30pm UK time (1.30pm local time) to take to the court.
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Raducanu had childhood mentor and family friend Jane O’Donoghue in her box for her first-round win, alongside LTA coach Colin Beecher, but Vladimir Platenik - the coach who she had been working with on a trial basis - was absent.
A member of Raducanu’s team later confirmed that they had parted ways after two weeks and just one match, her first-round loss in Indian Wells.
The Slovakian has given a couple of interviews during his brief time as her coach - with one, to a Slovak outlet, believed to ruffle feathers in the Raducanu camp - but had positive things to say about the British No 2.
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Here’s a recap of Raducanu’s first-round match, a dominant straight-sets win over Japanese wildcard Sayaka Ishii.
The Brit was in impressive form, racing into a 2-0 lead before being pegged back to 2-2, but from there she moved through the gears and proved too strong for Ishii.
The 19-year-old’s powerful ball-striking and forehand in particular caused Raducanu some problems early on, but her aggressive strategy didn’t pay off in the end as unforced errors racked up.
Emma Raducanu parts ways with another coach - but breezes through at Miami Open
How to watch
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When is Raducanu vs Navarro?
Raducanu vs Navarro is the second match on the Grandstand court today, with play likely to start around 5pm UK time.
First we’re waiting for the men’s match on Grandstand, which started at 3pm UK time, to wrap up. That’s between Norway’s Casper Ruud and Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic, with the latter a set up.
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