Emma Raducanu Rapidly Polishes Off Janice Tjen In Show Of Us Open Force

On her return to Flushing Meadows this year, Emma Raducanu felt nan afloat unit of nan hostility and nerves that accompanied her determination to yet alteration nan communicative surrounding her profession and thrive successful New York again.

However, Raducanu has besides ne'er been much prepared for specified challenges. She continues to show disconnected nan fruits of her caller labour by putting together different devastating performance, demolishing nan qualifier Janice Tjen 6-2, 6-1 to return to nan 3rd information of nan US Open.

The situation for Raducanu connected Wednesday was figuring retired a talented but unheralded force who fewer players successful nan tourney person had nan opportunity to watch, fto unsocial compete against.

Once again, nan British No 1 showed her champion shape since winning nan title present successful 2021 present and that assurance is increasing pinch each victory. Another ascendant showing connected Louis Armstrong Stadium was spearheaded by a ultimate serving capacity from Raducanu, which allowed her to measurement wrong nan baseline and predominate until nan end.

This had been billed arsenic a deceptively difficult match-up against an force whose ranking of No 149 belies her shape and quality. Despite being conscionable six months older than Raducanu, nan 23-year-old Tjen only turned master past June aft opting to return nan US assemblage route. Starting from nan lowest rung of nan ITF circuit, and receiving nary wildcards, Tjen had compiled a 95-10 grounds complete nan past 15 months. From being unranked past June, she now stands astatine No 149.

Tjen’s playing style bears much than a passing resemblance to 1 of nan astir unsocial champions of nan 21st century: Ash Barty. Tjen likewise pairs a potent, spinny forehand pinch a nasty, varied backhand portion and a willingness for pushing guardant to nan net. She played a superb opening-round lucifer to topple nan 24th seed Veronika Kudermetova, her triumph marking her arsenic nan first Indonesian subordinate to triumph a expansive slam main tie lucifer successful 22 years.

Much for illustration successful her devastating opening-round triumph complete Ena Shibahara, however, Raducanu burst into nan lucifer producing a precocious level from nan beginning. She opened by serving spectacularly well, ending nan group pinch 76% of first-serve ins, winning 84% of those first-serve points and firing down 5 aces successful her 4 work games.

Emma Raducanu fired down 5 aces successful her 4 work games of nan opening set. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

Raducanu’s assurance down her service imbued her pinch nan state to plaything much freely connected her groundstrokes. She put nan fantabulous Tjen backhand portion nether relentless unit passim nan group pinch her cross-court backhand, striking nan shot early and cleanly arsenic she continuously pinned nan Indonesian successful her backhand corner.

The straightforward opening group further inspired nan astir fierce type of Raducanu, who forced herself moreover further wrong nan baseline, taking bigger cuts of nan shot earlier successful nan point. She smothered Tjen pinch her offence, who has nary acquisition of competing against an force playing astatine specified a precocious level and pace.

In caller months, Raducanu has stressed nan value of her improving nan value of her shots and not relying connected her tribunal consciousness and fighting spirit. The value of Raducanu’s serving, nan cleanliness of her groundstrokes and nan measurement she bullied a lower-ranked force from connected apical of nan baseline from commencement to decorativeness underlines her continued.

A acold greater barometer whitethorn await, however, arsenic she will look nan victor of nan 2nd information lucifer betwixt Elena Rybakina, nan ninth seed and 2022 Wimbledon champion, and different qualifier successful Tereza Valentova.

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