Emma Raducanu bursts into tears live on TV after emotional Eastbourne comeback win over Ann Li
EMMA RADUCANU burst into tears after a hard-fought comeback victory at the Eastbourne Open.
The Brit saw off Ann Li 6-7 6-3 6-1 in a lengthy first round battle.
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Emma Raducanu was in tears at the end of her match
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Raducanu sealed victory with a brilliant backhand winner and dropped her racquet in relief.
She immediately burst into tears away as she looked across to her coach Mark Petchey in delight and walked to shake her American opponent's hand at the net.
An emotional Raducanu said during her on-court interview: "It was incredible, I just want to thank the crowd for getting me through some really sticky moments.
"It really meant a lot to me and I'm so proud of how I fought back after losing the first set.
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"Ann was hitting winners all over the place and it was obviously very windy.
"I'm very, very happy to have come through that today.
"It was tough it was up and down - but from the middle of the second set I found an extra level."
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