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Victorious Raducanu 'doing things at own pace'

Updated 43 minutes ago

Britain's Emma Raducanu says she is doing things at her "own pace" following her assured first-round victory over Sloan Stephens at Eastbourne.

The 21-year-old has been criticised in recent weeks for opting to skip the French Open and deciding not to play for Great Britain at this summer's Olympics in Paris.

After beating fellow former US Open champion Sloane Stephens 6-4 6-0, Raducanu scribbled "at my own pace" and a drew a winking face on a TV camera lens.

"I'm going to do things on my own time, at my own pace, and I'm in no rush to do anything," Raducanu said when asked about the message.