Raducanu will face world number nine Sakkari for the first time since the US Open semi-finals three years ago.
Emma Raducanu tried to dampen down expectations ahead of her rematch with Maria Sakkari but excitement is growing around what the former US Open champion can achieve at Wimbledon.
Parallels are already being drawn with New York in some quarters, and that will only increase if she can beat Sakkari, but Raducanu is having none of it.“I forgot which press conference, but I saw Rafa come in, the journalists were asking, ‘What if, what if’,” she said. “What ifs don’t exist. Asked about the opportunity of playing Raducanu, possibly on Centre Court, ninth seed Sakkari bristled.
“But I’m excited. It’s another challenge. That’s why we play tennis. It’s going to be pretty exciting. I’m pumped.” She said: “I don’t think it’s something that clicks overnight and all of a sudden you have the freedom. I think it’s a process that you have to give and take. Sometimes you feel like you’re taking a few steps forward, and then you take a step back.
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