Emma Raducanu beats Maria Sakkari and the heat to reach Washington last four

Briton ‘toughed it out’ to earn 6-4, 7-5 quarter-final winPhysio checked on Raducanu as temperature hit 36CEmma Raducanu booked her place in the semi-finals of the Washington Open for the first time with a 6-4, 7-5 win over Greece’s Maria Sakkari on a day where both players had to battle high temperatures.After losing the opening game, Raducanu dropped serve but managed to break straight back. Raducanu broke again to make it 4-3 courtesy of a scuffed drop-volley by Sakkari, who fought back once more following another double fault by the Briton. After getting her nose in front again, Raducanu held serve to take the opening set. Continue reading...

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