Emma Raducanu broke down in tears after her eye-catching comeback win against Ann Li in Eastbourne. Raducanu got off to a difficult start but eventually got over the line with a 6-7 6-3 6-1 success, before letting her emotions get the better of her
“It feels incredible. I want to thank the crowd for getting me through some really sticky moments,” she said in her on-court interview.
“It really meant a lot to me and I’m really proud of how I fought back after losing the first set. I’m very, very happy to come through that. It was tough, it was up and down, but from the middle of the second set I think I found another gear and a another level.”
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