Emma Raducanu fought back from the brink to seal her first win against a top-10 opponent in eight months by beating Emma Navarro in three sets at the Miami Open. Raducanu, world number 60, was a point away from trailing 4-1 in the final set and overcame fatigue to win a titanic struggle 7-6 (8) 2-6 7-6 (3) against eighth-seeded American Navarro.

Emma Raducanu lost to Jessica Pegula in the Miami Open quarterfinals. She won back her freedom to hit without fear and to play with more friendly advice in the ear.

It’s not often that a tennis player leaves the court as a winner after a disappointing three-set defeat, but that was the story for Emma Raducanu at the Miami Open. Roll the clock back to the start of March and Raducanu’s mind was not focused on runs to the latter stages of WTA 1000 tournaments for so many reasons.