- Emma Raducanu beat Jil Teichmann in the second round of the Italian Open
- The former US Open winner admitted she kept losing her accreditation passes
Emma Raducanu has revealed that she keeps being banned from the Italian Open grounds because she has repeatedly lost her accreditation.
The former US Open winner admitted to misplacing her ground passes in a cheery interview after her second round win against Jil Teichmann in Rome.
The 22-year-old produced an impressive 6-2 6-2 win over her Swiss opponent, hitting six aces and facing only one break point.
Following her win, Raducanu was asked about her missing accreditation.
‘It’s going pretty well in Rome except for the fact that I think you keep losing your accreditation,’ Sky Sports presenter Karthi Gnanasegaram said.
A giggling Raducanu responded: ‘Yeah, well, I’ve won something this week already.
Emma Raducana admitted to repeatedly losing her accreditation after a win at the Italian Open
She said she was ‘exposed’ at the entrance after repeatedly losing her passes to the ground
The former US Open winner beat Jil Teichmann to set up a third round tie with Kudermetova
‘So I was the first person to lose my accreditation.
‘And then I lost the second accreditation.
‘And then I got exposed on the board at the entrance.
‘It’s not ideal but to be honest it pretty much sums me up.’
Raducanu’s encounter was just her third match on clay this season, and only the 20th of her whole career.
She was originally scheduled to play Ekaterina Alexandrova but she was forced to pull out pre-match with a right shoulder injury.
She had originally been scheduled to play Ekaterina Alexandrova, who dropped out with injury
The win was just Raducanu’s third clay match of the season and the 20th of her career
To be honest it was pretty mental, as I was warming up for my match against Alexandrova and, all of a sudden, I get told I’m playing Jil,’ Raducanu told Sky Sports.
‘On top of that she’s a left, so a completely different challenge. Honestly, I haven’t practised with a lefty and haven’t played one since February.
‘I’m really proud of myself for how I fought through. This is her favourite surface.’
‘The first few games I was adjusting to the way the ball curls, but I’m really proud of myself. I fought through and I’m really proud of how I came through that.’
She will face Veronika Kudermetova in the third round after the Russian beat Amanda Anisimova 7-6 7-5.
