Emma Raducanu battled against blisters and was forced to play “every single point like it was going to be my last” to secure a place in the third round of the Miami Open against top-10 opponent Emma Navarro.

Emma Raducanu faces a tricky second-round test at the Miami Open against in-form American and namesake, Emma Navarro. The former US Open champion stormed through her opening encounter against 19-year-old Japanese wildcard Sayaka Ishii, a former top junior player ranked 188th in the world.

The British No. 2 had never won a match at the Miami Open before this week, losing in her two previous appearances in 2022 and 2023. But she finally scored a victory over teenage wildcard Sayaka Ishii in the first round on Wednesday, setting up a meeting with Navarro.