Problems for Raducanu again as she sprays a forehand wide, 15-30. Zhu is hitting harder and harder, rushing Raducanu and the Briton nets, two break points.
Raducanu saves the first with a vital unreturned first serve. Then the second with another serve that Zhu fails to get back in play.
Zhu fails the put the ball away at the net and Raducanu punishes her with a forehand down the line winner. Set point…
Zhu keeps herself alive, finding the angle with a cross-court backhand and the ball flies away for a winner. Raducanu’s first serve delivers again to earn her another set point. But she can’t capitalise, sending a forehand long.
Vintage forehand down the line winner from Raducanu. Top class. Third set point. Chance squandered again.
Point of the match, Raducanu forced to defend several times, she then hits a cute drop shot, Zhue gets there but can only flick the ball up for Raducanu to finish in the open court. Fourth chance…
Zhu in attack mode, Raducanu can’t live with the ball striking and Zhu finishes at the net with an overhead smash.
Zhu with lovely feel at the net with a drop volley, break point Zhu. Raducanu drop shot drags Zhu to the net, Zhu responds with a good dig to the baseline but Raducanu responds with a brilliant cross-court forehand winner. Back to deuce.
Raducanu takes the ball early with her forehand and it’s too much for Zhu. Fifth set point…
And she takes it, finally. First serve in play, short return and Raducanu goes back behind her with a forehand to find a way through and take the set.
