Wimbledon 2025: Determined Emma Raducanu topples fellow Grand Slam champion Markéta Vondroušová

Emma Raducanu broke into a beaming smile while Centre Court rose to their feet, the British number one victorious in her second round match at Wimbledon 2025.

In a battle of Grand Slam tennis champions, the 2021 US Open champion came through in straight sets to beat 2023 Wimbledon winner Markéta Vondroušová 6-3, 6-3 on Wednesday, 2 July.

World number one Aryna Sabalenka awaits Raducanu in the third round on Friday, 4 July, drawing an audible reaction from the crowd, after Sabalenka made it through a tense affair 7-6(4), 6-4 against Marie Bouzkova earlier on Centre Court.

“You can't really do nothing or give nothing balls to her,” Raducanu said of her next opponent in her post-match press conference. “I'm going to have to be aggressive but pick my moments and not kind of be overly (aggressi. I think you can fall into that trap too.

“I don't think I'm going to go out there and out-power her, like, size-wise and power-wise. I think I'm going to have to try and be creative, as well.”

After all, she will be powered on by the proudly partisan British crowd, all eager to get a glimpse of the 22-year-old in action at the All England Lawn Tennis Club.

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