Emma Raducanu missed the chance to win her first title since her US Open triumph in 2021 after losing in straight sets to home favourite Sorana Cirstea in the Transylvania Open final. Raducanu, the top seed, appeared to be feeling the effects of her marathon semi-final win against Ukraine's Oleksandra Oliynykova on Friday, falling to Cirstea 6-0, 6-2 in little over an hour in Cluj. Romanian Cirstea, 35 and in her final year on the Tour, sealed the fourth WTA title of her 20-year career.
In the semifinals at the Winners Open on Friday, Emma Raducanu (ranked No. 30) takes on Oleksandra Oliynykova (No. 91). In this match versus Oliynykova (+375), Raducanu is favored with -549 odds. Winners Open Info Emma Raducanu vs. Oleksandra Oliynykova Prediction & Odds Using the moneyline for this match as a prediction, here's the implied chance each player has to win the match:
I'm just so settled, she says. I've barely been in the UK this year because I've been competing so much, but I think just spending really good quality time with my parents has been so nice. I have loved just being in Bromley. It just reminds me of when I was a younger kid and it's the same bedroom, same everything. Bromley has some amazing speciality coffee shops now that didn't exist a few years ago.
Raducanu retired during the second set of her match against Ann Li in Wuhan last week with dizziness in hot and humid temperatures, and later posted a picture on social media of herself at a doctor's office. She said she felt better and chose to play the Ningbo Open this week but was clearly not 100% and again lost her opening match.
A listless Emma Raducanu retired from her first-round match at the Wuhan Open against Ann Li after struggling throughout the match on a stiflingly hot and humid day. Raducanu had won the pair's only previous encounter on the Eastbourne grass in June and she began with a break of serve in the Chinese city, but that was as good as it got for the world No30.
