Australian Open 2025: Emma Raducanu defies wayward serve to battle past Ekaterina Alexandrova Emma Raducanu joked her serve had "a mind of its own" after she battled her way to victory over 26th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova despite 15 double faults.
Nine of them came in the first five games and several at key moments, but the issue did not prevent Raducanu claiming her best win at the Australian Open, clinching a 7-6 (4) 7-6 (2) victory after two hours and 16 minutes.
"I think in the first set I was hitting a lot of good first serves.
Raducanu is hopeful it will be better in her second-round match against another former teenage prodigy, American Amanda Anisimova, on Thursday.
"I've had experience having teething problems with it and then being able to come back and fix it for the next match," she said.
