Emma Raducanu’s impressive run to the Miami Open quarter-finals came to an end at the hands of fourth seed Jessica Pegula. The American survived a mid-match surge from Raducanu on the way to a tough 6-4, 6-7, 6-2 victory in 2hr 25min.
Pegula won the first set. Raducanu flashed her power in taking the second set, though not before she appeared to struggle physically with Miami’s high humidity, which reached 70 per cent.
Grimacing through points and showing signs of overheating, Raducanu posted five set points on Pegula’s serve in the first set but could not convert.