In a patchy serve display, Raducanu found stability on her groundstrokes to reach the second round in Melbourne

Emma Raducanu battled a misfiring second serve and visible nerves to come through her Australian Open first-round match against 26th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova.

Emma Raducanu vs Amanda Anisimova odds. Betting odds are always subject to change but as of 5pm on January 14, Sky Bet are offering 11/10 for Raducanu to defeat Anisimova, meaning

Winning in the first round at the Australian Open was always going to be more important for 2021 U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu than how she achieved the result.

Raducanu joked her serve had “a mind of its own” after she battled her way to victory over 26th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova despite 15 double faults

Emma Raducanu joked her serve had "a mind of its own" after she battled her way to victory over 26th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova despite 15 double faults.

Emma Raducanu survived sending down 15 double faults with her new service action to reach the second round of the Australian Open. “I'm not sure what I changed in my serve today,” she said. “I think it had a mind of its own.” The British No.2 had her serve broken six times and won only one of her first 15 points on her second serve.

Emma Raducanu has spoken of her admiration for darts world champion Luke Littler and said she would like to meet the 17-year-old and pick his brain about the success he has had.