Emma Raducanu battles to victory against Sloane Stephens on Australian Open debut

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Emma Raducanu battled to victory on her Australian Open debut against Sloane Stephens to reach the second round.

In her first Grand Slam performance since winning the US Open, the young Briton triumphed over the American 6-0, 2-6, 6-1.

The 19-year-old stormed into a one-set lead, rattling off six straight games and dropping just four points.

But Stephens, who appeared rattled in the first, rallied in the second with some powerful ground strokes to even the contest.

After a brief setback, Raducanu started fast in the deciding set – a first-ever in her young career after failing to drop a set at Flushing Meadows last year.

And Stephens’ unforced errors piled up to ease the pressure on Raducanu, with the Briton serving out her victory in style.

Raducanu will now play Danka Kovinic, from Montenegro, in the second round on Thursday with the world No 99 beating South Korea’s Su Jeong Jang in three sets.

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