Emma Raducanu beats Naomi Osaka at DC Open
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Britain's Emma Raducanu qualifies for the semi-finals of the Washington Open after beating wildcard Maria Sakkari in straight sets.
Emma Raducanu picked up her best win by ranking since May, ousting No. 7 seed Marta Kostyuk in the opening round of the Mubadala Citi DC Open on Tuesday. She will face former World No. 1 Naomi Osaka in the second round.
Her victory has set up a battle between two former Grand Slam champions, Raducanu and Osaka, who have never faced each other on the WTA Tour. Raducanu: I don’t have many friends
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