Raducanu maintains clay-court momentum with win in Strasbourg opener

Emma Raducanu continued her impressive form on clay by surging past former world No 8 Daria Kasatkina at the Internationaux de Strasbourg.

Raducanu, supported by her new coach Mark Petchey, moved beautifully and dictated the Russian-turned-Australian to complete a confident 6-1 6-3 victory at the WTA 500 tournament, her final event before the French Open, which begins on Sunday.

The British No 2 secured three consecutive victories at the Italian Open last week and she maintained her momentum against a player she had failed to defeat in their three previous encounters.

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Raducanu won an impressive opening set in just 29 minutes, although Kasatkina didn't help her cause with 18 unforced errors on the clay courts of Strasbourg.

There were seven breaks in eight games of a fluctuating second set but 22-year-old Raducanu managed to get the job done to set up a meeting with the experienced American Danielle Collins in the last 16.

What did Raducanu do well?

The 22-year-old won every single type of exchange against an opponent who is currently ranked No 17 in the world. Raducanu played mature tennis, using plenty of variety, bringing in the slice, moving well and using the drop shot which shows how confident she is right now.

Raducanu looks like she is in a good place under the guidance of Andy Murray's former coach Petchey and long-time ally Jane O'Donoghue. She's playing some of the best tennis for many years, particularly on the dirt where she is still finding her feet.

Fearnley through in Geneva

Jacob Fearnley claimed a straight-sets victory against wildcard Dusan Lajovic in the opening round of the Gonet Geneva Open.

The Briton won 6-4 6-1 to earn his place in the second round of the competition, where he will face fifth seed Alexei Popyrin.

A close first set saw four successive breaks of serve take place in the opening games, but both players managed to hold before Lajovic had his serve broken in the ninth game and Fearnley then held to snatch victory.

Fearnley broke Lajovic's serve in the third game of the second set and a dominant display saw him comfortably win four successive games to secure his spot in the next round.

In the Bitpanda Hamburg Open, Andrey Rublev recorded a 6-4 6-3 win following a tight encounter with Damir Dzumhur.

The third seed edged ahead in the opening set after breaking in the final game of the contest and Rublev withstood further pressure from Dzumhur in the second set to reach the second round of the competition.

World No 3 Alexander Zverev overcame a scare as he was made to battle for a 6-1 7-6 (5) victory over Aleksandar Kovacevic.

The German breezed through the opening set and, although he took a 4-1 lead in the second, some stubborn resistance from qualifier Kovacevic took the contest to a tie-break, which Zverev won to reach the last 16.

Boulter wins title in Paris

British No 1 Katie Boulter beat Chloe Paquet to claim her first clay court title at the WTA 125 Trophée Clarins on Sunday.

Boulter - who only won her first tour match on clay in Madrid last month - captured her first title on the surface thanks to a comeback victory 3-6 6-2 6-3.

The title win sees Boulter retain her status as the top-ranked British women's singles player, moving up two spots to world No 38.

The 28-year-old will make only her second main draw appearance at Roland Garros this year.

Dart knocked out of French Open qualifying

Harriet Dart was knocked out in the first round of French Open qualifying after being beaten 6-1 6-2 by Ukraine's Anastasiia Sobolieva.

A dominant Sobolieva broke the Briton's serve twice in the opening set as she wrapped it up in 28 minutes.

Dart was broken twice more at the start of the second set before responding with a break of her own, but Sobolieva continued to impress and closed out a comfortable victory.

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