Emma Raducanu began her debut campaign at the China Open with a convincing win, and she left the crowd in amazement with what she did after the match.<\/p>\n
The world No 32 defeated 67th-ranked Cristina Bucsa 6-3, 6-3 in the second round of the WTA 1000 tournament on Saturday<\/a>, having received a first round bye as the 30th seed.<\/p>\n Raducanu<\/a> broke Bucsa four times and lost serve just once as she improved her head-to-head record against the 27-year-old Spaniard to 2-1. She beat Bucsa at the Queen\u2019s Club Championships in June having lost the pair\u2019s first encounter in Singapore in January.<\/p>\n After her victory over Bucsa, Raducanu started her on-court interview in English.<\/p>\n \u201cYeah, it was super difficult, Cristina was playing amazing today,\u201d said the 2021 US Open champion.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s my first time [playing] here in China, so I\u2019m very happy to have gotten over it, and after a tough one last week, to come back and bounce back.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m going to do my best, I really want to do well here. I\u2019m half Chinese, so it\u2019s great to come back here.\u201d<\/p>\n Emma Raducanu News<\/p>\n Emma Raducanu\u2019s next opponent is a top ten rival she believes she can beat<\/a><\/p>\n Why Emma Raducanu won\u2019t be seeded and she could face a returning Aryna Sabalenka<\/a><\/p>\n Raducanu was born in Toronto, Canada to a Chinese mother, Renee Zhai, and a Romanian father, Ion Raducanu. Renee was in attendance for her daughter\u2019s debut in Beijing.<\/p>\n She grew up in England, with the family having moved to Bromley when she was two years old, but she also speaks Mandarin and Romanian.<\/p>\n The 22-year-old\u2019s mention of being half Chinese drew cheers from the fans in Beijing, and she delighted the crowd further by addressing them in Mandarin.<\/p>\n Emma Raducanu is showing off her excellent mandarin, she\u2019s truly a cool girl! \u2764\ufe0f\u200d\u26e9\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/BKtGiJyTOV<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 el (@hideandrise) September 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Fans loudly expressed their surprise and approval during Raducanu\u2019s speech, and she has surely only enhanced her popularity in Beijing.<\/p>\n Raducanu could benefit from the support of the local fans again in her next match as she faces a tough test in the form of world No 7 Jessica Pegula.<\/p>\n The Brit holds a 1-2 record against the 31-year-old American star, who she defeated in Eastbourne last year. Pegula won the pair\u2019s most recent clash in three sets in the Miami Open quarter-finals in March.<\/p>\n READ NEXT: What does Emma Raducanu need to break into the top 20 of the WTA Rankings<\/a><\/p>\n