Emma Raducanu was bundled out of the Citi Open in a 6-4 6-3 semi-final defeat to Anna Kalinskaya. The British No 1 matched the Russian early, using her superior serve to pick up five aces in Washington.

Emma Raducanu was bundled out of the Washington Open in a 6-4 6-3 semi-final defeat to Anna Kalinskaya. The British number one matched the Russian early, using her superior serve to pick up five aces. However, she was frequently unable to take full advantage of her firepower as she failed to convert any of her four break point opportunities.

Slowly, surely and with a thrilling robustness once lacking in a start-stop-restart career, the all-new Emma Raducanu is on the rise. The Raducanu reset is on the threshold of its most tangible reward after a quarter-final victory in gruelling conditions over powerful Greek Maria Sakkari.