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Raducanu credits England after 'winning ugly' at Wimbledon

BBC Sport journalist at Wimbledon

Charlotte Coates

BBC Sport journalist at Wimbledon

Updated 2 hours ago

Emma Raducanu says "winning ugly" on her Wimbledon return was all that mattered as she came through a testing first-round battle against Mexican lucky loser Renata Zarazua.

The 21-year-old Briton, who missed last year's tournament through injury, claimed a 7-6 (7-0) 6-3 victory on Centre Court.

Raducanu said she used England's dramatic 2-1 comeback win over Slovakia in Sunday's Euro 2024 last-16 tie as "motivation" to find a way past Zarazua on Monday.