Emma Raducanu v Jessica Pegula live: China Open latest score and updates – UK Times

Pegula leads the head-to-head against Raducanu with two wins to one, including their last meeting at the Miami Open in March.

Pegula won in three sets in their quarter-final clash, while’s Raducanu’s win against her came on home soil and on grass at Eastbourne in 2024.

The players should be on court shortly after an abrupt ending to the previous match. Iga Swiatek advanced after Camila Osorio retired after losing the first set 6-0.

Emma Raducanu takes on Jessica Pegula at the China Open as the British No 1 faces her latest test against a top-10 opponent.

Raducanu is bidding to reach the last-16 in Beijing after an opening win over Cristina Bucsa, in what would be a huge boost to the 22-year-old’s ranking.

Raducanu has set her sights on improving her ranking to get a seeded spot at the Australian Open in January but lost out to Barbora Krejcikova in Seoul earlier this month

Raducanu has not beaten a top-10 opponent since March but has secured a victory over Pegula, the fifth seed and US Open semi-finalist.

That came on the grass in Eastbourne in 2024, but Pegula won their last meeting at the Miami Open earlier this season.