"Very impressed with the win" - Schett on Raducanu's Wimbledon opener

Eurosport tennis expert Barbara Schett has spoken about how impressed she has was with Emma Raducanu in the Brit’s first-round win at Wimbledon against Alison van Uytvanck.

Speaking following Raducanu's Wimbledon opener against Alison Van Uytvanck, Schett explained what impressed her in the 6-4 6-4 win. She said:

“I was very impressed with the win of Emma Raducanu today, a very tricky first-round opponent in Alison van Uytvanck who has already won a title on grass. We know Emma hasn’t played a lot of tennis, she was injured, she had that side strain and all the pressure in the world was on her. We remember last year she reached the fourth round and it wasn’t expected at all."

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Going further in depht, Schett added:

“I thought she handled herself extremely well on the court, of course tennis-wise we know she can play better tennis we have seen the better tennis but she found solutions today against Alison and I think this victory can bring her very far at this Wimbledon. There’s a lot of pressure on Emma Raducanu, I think everybody has been talking about Wimbledon for weeks now. It was great to see the way she handled herself out on the court. She gets a lot of support from the crowd but she wants to show her best side."