Wimbledon 2025: Emma Raducanu downs Marketa Vondrousova with mighty win

Emma Raducanu stormed into the third round at Wimbledon on Wednesday after earning an impressive 6-3, 6-3 victory over former champion Marketa Vondrousova.

The Brit put together what must surely be one of the best performances of her career so far, although she will need to maintain that level if she is to progress even further this week, with No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka waiting for her in the next round.

“I think today I played really, really well,” Raducanu said. “There were some points I have no idea how I turned around.

Raducanu was all smiles after the match, thanking her team after the match — including coach Mark Petchey, with who she’s been working with since the Miami Open. She had every reason to be.

The last time that Raducanu faced Vondrousova at Wimbledon in 2021, she was 18-year-old and making her dream debut run at SW19. It was the second-round on that day, too, and Raducanu looked every bit as imperious then as she did on Wednesday.

“I knew playing Marketa it was going to be an extremely difficult match,” Raducanu said.

“She’s won this tournament and it’s a huge, huge achievement. I’m so happy with how I focused and put my game on the court.”

She later made the fourth round that year and, months later, memorably lifted the U.S. Open title.

Still, Raducanu said she knows she will go into her next match as an underdog — a factor she will look to use to her advantage.

“I’m just so happy I get to play another match here,” she said. “[Sabalenka] is No. 1 in the world, so dominant, has won literally everything. I’m just so happy how I performed. I guess there’s no pressure at all on me.”

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