Emma Raducanu continued her route to recovery with a relatively straightforward over Ena Shibahara in the Nottingham Open first round. Despite a late wobble, Raducanu got the job done with little fuss to seal a place in the second round, where she will meet Daria Snigur. However, she was not happy with some of the line calls made during the match. Elsewhere,, Naomi Osaka was also victorious.
Emma Raducanu was unimpressed with some of the line calls, as she claimed a morale-boosting 6-2 6-4 victory over a spirited Ena Shibahara in the Nottingham Open first round.
The 21-year old was making her first appearance of the grass court season, and fended off a late revival from her Japanese opponent, who recovered from 5-1 to 5-4 down in the second set to make it a little bit nervy for the Brit.
The former US Open champion ultimately got the job done in an hour and 10 minutes, but – in the absence of Hawk Eye technology – she had to overcome a flurry of decisions that went against her.
