News about Ena Shibahara

The crestfallen Australian No.1 pulverised her racquet into pieces after falling 6-3 4-6 7-6 (10-6) to Japanese qualifier Ena Shibahara in a three-hour, 16-minute rollercoaster of emotions at Flushing Meadows.

Emma Raducanu defeated Ukraine's Daria Snigur to reach her first WTA Tour quarter-final on grass at the Rothesay Open in Nottingham. The former US Open champion produced a solid display in cool, windy conditions to triumph 6-2 6-2, with 11 aces proving very useful. Raducanu had complained strongly about the line calling in her first-round win over Ena Shibahara, and there were a few more disputes here, with several overrules and both players voicing their unhappiness.

KIERAN GILL IN NOTTINGHAM: Emma Raducanu was venting in the Nottingham Tennis Centre's media room when the automatic kettle in the corner began to boil noisily, a timely addition to the steam that was being let off by the 21-year-old Briton in spite of this skilful win. Raducanu won 6-1, 6-4 against Ena Shibahara in her first match on grass in two years and her first on any surface in two months, finally victorious again on home soil in front of 2,500 spectators. But she spoke of her frustration afterwards. Not with the late wobble she encountered, having originally led 6-1, 5-1 after less than an hour, but with the calls that were made during this clash contested without Hawk-Eye.

Emma Raducanu won her first match in nearly two months and her first grass-court match in nearly two years as she beat Ena Shibahara in straight sets in first round of the Nottingham Open on Tuesday. Raducanu, who had not played on grass in 713 days, claimed a 6-1, 6-4 victory to advance to the second round. Speaking after the match, she said: 'It's amazing to be playing on home turf, it's been so long since I last played in the UK really.

IAN HERBERT IN NOTTINGHAM: It did not augur well that Emma Raducanu stumbled as she stepped up onto a high stool to discuss the tennis summer stretching out ahead. She regained her poise and laughed, though injury setbacks have become such a part of the story since her rapid and brief journey to the top of tennis that a plain plastic seat might have been more prudent. She's back at the Nottingham Open, where the quality of her performance on the grass in a first-round defeat by fellow Brit Harriet Dart, three years ago, earned her the Wimbledon wildcard which was a preface to the unimaginable. Three exhilarating performances at SW19 that summer and a fortnight at Flushing Meadow which seems like a distant dream now.

Emma Raducanu has declared that she feels 'in a really fit place', with her troublesome wrists stronger than ever three weeks out from Wimbledon. Raducanu, who begins her grass court season at the Nottingham Open today, said she now had 'zero doubt or apprehension' when hitting the ball, despite having operations on both wrists a year ago following continual pain when executing shots. The British No 6, who has plummeted to No 209 in the world, said: 'Body and physical-wise, I feel really healthy and strong. 

After her Australian Open journey came to an end in the semifinals of the women's doubles on Thursday, Coco Gauff held some combat talk. Jessica Pegula, the American star, suffered a heartbreaking heartbreak just two matches away from glory. The No. 6 is the No. 1. Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara were defeated in straight sets by the 10th seeds on Margaret Court Arena.