Emma Raducanu’s match marked her first singles appearance since facing world number one Aryna Sabalenka in the third round of Wimbledon earlier this month.
Britain’s Emma Raducanu, Cameron Norrie, and Dan Evans each secured notable victories at the Washington Open on Tuesday.
Raducanu defeated Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk, the world number 27 and seventh seed, with a 7-6 (7-4) 6-4 win in the first round.
She is set to face Naomi Osaka next, following the four-time Grand Slam winner’s 6-2 7-5 victory over Yulia Putintseva.
In men’s singles, Norrie rallied to overcome second seed and world number seven Lorenzo Musetti 3-6 6-2 6-3, marking his first win against a top-10 player in two and a half years.
The 29-year-old will now compete against American 14th seed Brandon Nakashima in the round of 16.
British number four Dan Evans, 35, also advanced with a 6-4 6-4 victory over 13th seed Alex Michelsen.
This win sets up a round of 16 match against France’s Corentin Moutet.
Cameron Norrie is competing for his sixth ATP title in Washington.
Raducanu, the British number three, secured the first set after a demanding 71 minutes, despite relinquishing a 4-0 lead in the tie-break.
She then held a 3-0 advantage in the second set, but Kostyuk, who had been on a five-match losing streak since May, recovered to break and level the score at 4-4.
After forcing Kostyuk to serve to stay in the match, the Ukrainian committed a double fault, granting Raducanu two match points, which the Briton seized on her second opportunity.
The 2021 US Open champion described it as an “extremely good win.”
“I’m happy with the way I fought through the first set and in the second, stayed tough when I needed to,” she added.
Meanwhile, Norrie managed just three winners in the first set, two of them aces, but dominated the second to force a deciding set.
After saving five break points in the fifth game of the final set, he broke Musetti, who had a first-round bye, in the sixth to take a 4-2 lead.
The Italian saved two match points in the final game – one on a Norrie double fault – but then sent a backhand beyond the baseline, securing the Briton’s victory after two hours and seven minutes.
Admitting he was playing “like a kid again,” Norrie stated: “I just kind of let go of the expectations and I’m playing tennis more to enjoy it now.”
“You’ve got to enjoy it otherwise you can get burned out on this long schedule.”
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