Emma Raducanu beats Maria Sakkari to reach Wimbledon R16: Stats
Emma Raducanu beat ninth seed Maria Sakkari to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon 2024. Raducanu beat Sakkari in straight sets to claim just her second win against a top-10 opponent on the WTA Tour. Raducanu won the contest 6-2, 6-3. It was a convincing performance from the Briton, who didn't give Sakkari any sniff. Raducanu's depth was exceptional. Here are further details.
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Here are the match stats
Raducanu doled out three aces compared to Sakkari's two. Sakkari committed more double faults 6-3. Raducanu clocked a 71% win on the first serve and a 64% win on the second. She converted 4/9 break points.
Raducanu makes this record
At 21 years and 234 days, Raducanu is the 2nd youngest player from Great Britain in the past four decades to defeat a WTA top 10 ranked opponent at a Grand Slam. Before Raducanu's scalp of Sakkari, Laura Robson defeated Li Na at the US Open (R32) in 2012.
7-2 win-loss record for Raducanu at Wimbledon
Raducanu has reached the 4th round at Wimbledon for the second time (also in 2021). She has raced to a 7-2 win-loss record at Wimbledon. Her overall tally at Grand Slams read 18-7. Raducanu, who won the 2021 US Open, never went past the second round at Slam events since that win. Raducanu, who is ranked 135, is 16-9 this season.
