Emma out of Eastbourne despite fightback, Krejcikova stutters on
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Emma Raducanu's attempt at a miraculous recovery against Maya Joint fell just short as she exited the Eastbourne Open on Wednesday in her final match before Wimbledon.
The British number one and former US Open champion looked beyond hope in her second-round battle with the Australian, trailing 5-2 in the deciding set.
But she produced an inspired spell on the grass on the English south coast, breaking Joint three times when she was serving for the match, to set up a tiebreak.
Victory was in sight when she got a mini-break to lead 4-3 but Joint reeled off four successive points to claim a 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7-4) victory and move into the quarter-finals.
Joint said: 'Today was really tough, there was a lot of ups and downs, I was happy I was able to tough it out at the end.
'I am really glad I was able to win this match.'
Raducanu revealed on Tuesday after her opening round win that she had received 'some pretty bad news' which remains undisclosed and that perhaps affected her against Joint as she seemed initially subdued on court.
The 22-year-old will now head to London where she will prepare for Wimbledon, the scene of her 2021 breakthrough. The grass grand slam begins on Monday.
Jodie Burrage meanwhile become the second Briton in two days to miss match points and fail to oust defending Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova.
Twenty four hours after Harriet Dart spurned victory, Burrage, the world number 161, was 40-0 up on the Czech's serve at 6-5 in the deciding set, but she could not get over the line, with Krejcikova winning the tiebreak.
In the men's draw, British lucky loser Billy Harris continued to take advantage of his reprieve, winning 6-3, 6-4 against Mattia Bellucci.
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