British tennis star Emma Raducanu fought through some emotions during a roller-coaster match that ended in her first win since an early U.S. Open exit .

Raducanu battled back tears while securing a first-round, straight-set victory over Jaqueline Cristian (6-3, 6-4) at the Korea Open on Wednesday.

It was a welcome triumph in Raducanu’s first match since getting knocked out of the U.S. Open in the third round by Elena Rybakina last month. It took even longer than expected, as her return to the court — and ultimately, the victory column — was dragged out due to multiple rain delays.

Raducanu, 22, got off to a sloppy start with the first of six double faults and found the opening set tied at three games apiece. At that moment, cameras caught the tennis star wiping tears away from her ey

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