Emma Raducanu is eyeing her first tennis title since the U.S. Open triumph in 2021 after beating Maria Sakkari in straight sets 6-4, 7-5 at the Mubadala Citi DC Open 2025 in Washington D.C. on Friday (25 July) to advance to the semi-finals.
In a seesaw first set, 22-year-old Raducanu was broken in her first service game but, after a prolonged battle, hit back against Sakkari. The Briton broke Sakkari again to lead 4-3, the Greek replied in kind to go 4-4, then Raducanu added a third break of serve before going on to win the set 6-4.
Sakkari overcame the disappointment to overturn Raducanu’s serve in the sixth game of the second set to take a 4-2 lead. Raducanu, however, came steaming back to level at 5-5 before going on to close out both the set and the match 7-5.