- British No1 beaten 6-2, 6-1 by teenage Ukrainian
- Raducanu heads to Bucharest before finishing season in Linz
When Marta Kostyuk and Emma Raducanu were growing up through the junior rankings in the same age brackets at the same time, it was Kostyuk who turned heads with every backhand she struck.
She dominated the age group categories, winning everything as a junior and then swiftly breaking through as a 15-year-old professional. Year after year she remained one step ahead of her contemporaries until just one month ago when two players overtook her at once by reaching the US Open final. One of those finalists, Emma Raducanu, stood before her on Friday evening as the pair faced each other again. Although the occasion felt more tense than a mere WTA 250, it was Kostyuk who stood up and clinched the victory to reach the semi-final at the Transylvania Open.