Raducanu E. - Bucsa C.

WTA London

Raducanu E. - Bucsa C.

🧠 Form & Context

Emma Raducanu

• 🧬 Resurgence in progress: After a rocky start to the season (3 wins before March), she has rebuilt momentum, reaching R4 in Rome and staying in the top 40.
• 🌱 Thrives on grass: Semifinalist in Nottingham, quarterfinalist in Eastbourne, and R4 at Wimbledon last year—grass is where she feels most comfortable.
• 🇬🇧 Home-court heroine: First broke through on British grass courts in 2021; crowd support often elevates her level.
• 🧠 Mental edge: Despite her loss to Bucsa earlier this season in a grueling three-hour match, she’s shown mental toughness on home soil.

Cristina Bucsa

• 📉 Clay slump: Five-match losing streak before arriving in London; needed to rally from a set down in qualifying to make main draw.
• 🟡 Grass struggles: Just 2–6 in WTA main draws on grass across her career.
• ⚠️ Ranking slide: Slipped outside the Top 100 and has just one win against Top-50 players in 2025 (d. Kalinskaya, Doha).
• 💪 Fighter’s spirit: Did beat Raducanu in Singapore in a tightly contested match, saving multiple chances from behind.

🔍 Match Breakdown

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