Post by Admin on Oct 30, 2021 3:56:27 GMT
Emma Raducanu vs. Marta Kostyuk | 2021 Cluj-Napoca Quarterfinal | WTA Match Highlights
When Marta Kostyuk and Emma Raducanu were growing up, coming through the junior rankings in the same age brackets at the same time, it was Kostyuk who turned heads with every backhand she struck.
Throughout her junior career she won everything, then she was the first to break through as a professional with a run to the Australian Open third round aged 15. Kostyuk remained one step ahead of her contemporaries at every turn until a month ago when two players, both also born in 2002, blew past her at once by reaching the US Open final.
One of those finalists, Raducanu, stood before her on Friday evening as the pair faced each other again but it was Kostyuk who stood up and clinched the victory to reach the semi-final at the Transylvania Open.