Emma Raducanu had only two days to change cities and countries before returning to the court, but she did not show any signs of fatigue in her straight-sets win over Elena-Gabriela Ruse.

Emma Raducanu breezed into the second round of the Canadian Open under the watchful eye of Mark Petchey. The Brit is up to No. 33 in the rankings after a good run in Washington last week, where she reached the last four. And she carried her momentum into Montreal, beating good friend Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6-2 6-4.

Emma Raducanu bounced back from her defeat in the Washington Open semi-finals by beating Elena-Gabriela Ruse to reach the second round of the Canadian Open.

Emma Raducanu brushed off her semifinal defeat in Washington D.C. with a straight-sets win over Elena-Gabriela Ruse at the Canadian Open on Monday.

Raducanu picked up three wins in Washington, D.C, to improve to 21-15. Thanks to her strong showing at the DC Open, Raducanu jumped 13 spots to World No. 33 in today's new WTA Rankings. 👏 @EmmaRaducanu returns to British No.1 following a great week in Washington, D.C. #BackTheBrits 🇬🇧 | @WTA pic.twitter.com/y92erKdQ0z

Raducanu and Stearns have played each other twice before, and both times it has been the Brit who emerged victorious. The duo's first meeting came in 2024, when they played each other in Washington. While Stearns put on a strong fight, Raducanu walked away with the win 7-6 (6), 6-2.

Emma Raducanu is into the semi-finals of the Washington Open after a straight sets win over Maria Sakkari. The British number three secured a 6-4, 7-5 victory in DC to move into the last four. It