A double fault by Ishii is a less than ideal start, but Raducanu makes a mess of a drop shot on the next rally to ease the pressure on her opponent.

Raducanu finds a way to return a booming serve and it just kisses the sideline! Deserved fist pump for that.

Ishii rushes a down-the-line shot and it’s miles wide to gift Raducanu a first break point in this set, 30-40. A brilliant second serve return and she’s a break up!

“Let’s go again, second serve, body backhand,” come the instructions from Jane O’Donoghue in Raducanu’s box.

Flo Clifford19 March 2025 16:52

A lovely ace from Raducanu to start the second set as she means to go on.

Ishii has a chance with a second serve but can only slam it into the net, and produces an error on the next rally too.

Another tidy ace from the Brit to wrap up a very controlled service game.

Flo Clifford19 March 2025 16:47

After a couple of tricky games where Ishii really found her range – and some devastating groundstrokes – Raducanu just moved up a gear, looking really solid defensively and behind serve. A tidy opener for the Brit.

Ishii has the physio on court very briefly – but it’s just to snip off a hangnail, no dramas.

Flo Clifford19 March 2025 16:43

Ishii falls 0-30 down but quickly gets back to 30-30 courtesy of a couple of Raducanu errors, with two returns drifting long.

A bullet of a backhand gets Ishii scrambling and the 19-year-old can only force her reply into the net. Set point Raducanu.

Ishii fires long and the Brit takes the opener!

Flo Clifford19 March 2025 16:42

I’m wondering if the glare of the Florida sun on court is causing either of the players problems. Around a third of the court is in the shade now but the rest looks pretty blinding.

Ishii is swinging with wild abandon now and the errors are racking up. She looks a little more deflated after a strong couple of games earlier in the set.

Raducanu moves 5-2 up with a great, aggressive serve out wide, planting her next shot in the wide open space behind Ishii as she runs back into the centre of the court.

Flo Clifford19 March 2025 16:37

Ishii has Raducanu on the defensive but sends a return long as she puts just a little too much on a forehand.

A fist pump from Raducanu after a sweet down-the-line winner to go 0-40 up, and the Brit gets the break!

Flo Clifford19 March 2025 16:33

A fabulous ace gives Raducanu game point in a much more comfortable service game.

Ishii fires back a stunning second serve return, however, which looks to catch Raducanu by surprise.

But she digs herself out of trouble to stay ahead.

Flo Clifford19 March 2025 16:29

So far Ishii is looking perfectly at home – but she nets to allow Raducanu back into the game at 30-30.

The power coming from the 19-year-old’s racquet is superb at times – as she demonstrates with a neat forehand into the corner – but can also be very erratic.

Raducanu fires wide and we’re level once more.

Flo Clifford19 March 2025 16:25

Ishii has the chance to break back immediately as a couple of sloppy errors see Raducanu go 40-0 down.

A fabulous tight-angled shot at the net by the Japanese wildcard and it’s back on serve!

Flo Clifford19 March 2025 16:21

Ishii shakes out her wrist and gives a rueful shake of the head as a ball flies wildly off her strings.

She puts a little too much power behind the ball to go 15-30 down, but has more success with a couple of sharp forehands.

Raducanu plays a great return, deftly dropping the ball over the net, and Ishii gets her next stroke all wrong, but saves an early break point chance with a cross-court forehand. She isn’t looking nervous out here but another wildly long forehand gives Raducanu a second look at break point, and another error hands over the break.

Flo Clifford19 March 2025 16:19