Raducanu must 'get head in the game' before Wimbledon

Emma Raducanu says she needs to get her "head successful nan game" for nan commencement of Wimbledon aft conclusion by teen Maya Joint ended her difficult week successful Eastbourne.

The 22-year-old mislaid 4-6 6-1 7-6 (7-4) to nan Australian 19-year-old successful an edgy second-round match.

Former US Open champion Raducanu rallied from 5-2 down successful nan deciding group to unit a tie-break.

But nan out-of-sorts Briton could not make it 2 comeback victories successful arsenic galore days, having fought backmost from a group down successful an emotional first-round win connected nan southbound coast.

"Unfortunately I couldn't get complete nan statement coming but I tin get immoderate remainder up of adjacent week," she said.

Wimbledon starts connected Monday, 30 June, leaving Raducanu pinch a tight turnaround.

She said connected Tuesday she had received "some really bad news" which knocked her mentally.

"I consciousness rather tired. Just going done immoderate worldly and I request to do my champion to get my caput successful nan crippled up of adjacent week," she said.

"Realistically, nan turnaround is beautiful soon - it's only 4 days distant really that Wimbledon starts.

"I deliberation I'm conscionable going to commencement pinch [a time off] tomorrow and past hopefully I tin get connected nan tribunal connected Friday."

Raducanu arrived successful Eastbourne arsenic nan British number one, having enjoyed a tally to nan quarter-finals astatine Queen's a fortnight ago.

But arsenic she prepares for her 4th Wimbledon quality - wherever she has doubly reached nan 4th information - her capacity astatine Eastbourne looked laboured.

Some awesome serving successful nan opening group gave Raducanu nan precocious hand, but a commanding second-set capacity from Joint levelled nan match.

World number 38 Raducanu pulled retired of nan Berlin Open past week because of a backmost rumor but, while she seemed uncomfortable astatine times, she did not telephone for nan trainer astatine immoderate constituent against Joint.

Raducanu held backmost tears aft securing triumph against Ann Li connected Tuesday and said she was "mentally not really present" astatine points during that match.

She slumped successful her chair astatine times connected Wednesday, shaking her caput successful vexation - but she dialled backmost successful to nutrient a thrilling extremity to nan 3rd set.

After breaking Raducanu successful nan first crippled of nan decider, Joint saved break-back points astatine 3-2 and past collapsed for a 2nd clip arsenic Raducanu followed a double responsibility pinch a agelong forehand.

But Raducanu rediscovered immoderate momentum, doubly breaking arsenic Joint served for nan lucifer - and she moreover seemed to astonishment herself pinch a singular break to emotion for 5-5.

The to-ing and fro-ing continued, some players exchanging breaks earlier Raducanu denied Joint for a 3rd clip arsenic she served for nan lucifer and forced a tie-break.

But an unfortunate nett cord paved nan measurement for Joint, who took nan lead and sealed her spot successful nan quarter-finals pinch an ace.

Joint, who was classed 684th successful nan world astatine nan opening of 2024 but has jumped to a profession precocious of 51st, will look world number 69 Anna Blinkova successful nan past eight.

Earlier connected Wednesday, reigning Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova saved lucifer points against a British subordinate for nan 2nd time successful a statement to scope nan quarter-finals.

Jodie Burrage held 3 lucifer points connected Krejcikova's service successful nan deciding group but nan Czech, playing only her sixth lucifer this twelvemonth aft a lengthy lay-off pinch a backmost injury, battled to a 6-4 4-6 7-6 (7-3) win.

Burrage's chap Briton Francesca Jones besides went retired successful nan 2nd round, losing 6-2 6-1 to Ukraine's world number 42 Dayana Yastremska.