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

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

Emma Raducanu, playing in her first competitive match since November, defeated No. 26 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2) on Tuesday to reach the second round of the Australian Open.

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

Eurosport expert Mats Wilander has tipped Emma Raducanu to become "one of the best players in the world", but only if she can stay fit.

Emma Raducanu revealed her 11am start was too early to eat her favourite pre-match meal of salmon at the Australian Open. The British No.2 beat No.26 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-6 7-6 in the first match of the day on Court 3.

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.

British tennis star Emma Raducanu is “proud” to win the first round of the Australian Open despite facing extreme serve issues.According to Express, the British no. 2 successfully survived sending down 15 double faults with her

She racks up 15 double faults in a first-round victory over Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Emma Raducanu upsets 26th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova at Australian Open but Cameron Norrie is knocked out; watch all the action from the ATP and WTA Tours on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+ which is integrated into Sky TV,