Emma Raducanu relishing Lulu Sun clash on Centre Court at ...

Emma Raducanu is ready to face a previous junior adversary when she takes on Lulu Sun in a Wimbledon fourth-round clash.

Raducanu will return to the scene of her triumph over Sakkari when she walks out onto Centre Court on Sunday afternoon, and is relishing the big occasion.

"I love playing on the big courts," Raducanu said. "For me, I thrive on such occasions, on big stages.

"It's something I play tennis for. I just love the feeling of it, competing, especially here in front of a home crowd. It is really amazing.

"I think on the pressure side, you can flip it. I have a packed Centre Court who are all rooting for me to win.

"For me, I just feel happy that many people are behind me. That's just in a microcosm of what's going on in the wider world. Not everyone who supported me is in that stadium, as well.

"I think pressure's a privilege. I thrive for those situations."

The 2021 US Open winner assessed the challenge which Sun would pose, having progressed from the qualifiers to reach the fourth round.

 "Lulu I played in juniors with," Raducanu said. "I know she's a very tough competitor, like everyone in this.

"You don't qualify and make fourth round if you're not extremely dangerous, beating the players she has.

"I'm expecting a really, really tough match. I think, as well, qualifiers are actually sometimes more dangerous. I'm really up for a battle, though."

Raducanu will be making her first appearance in the fourth round since that incredible 2021 debut season.

There is now talk that she can add another Grand Slam title to her name at SW19, but the Brit is remaining grounded.

"Tennis is pretty brutal in the way you have to enjoy it tonight and then tomorrow you're already thinking about the next one," she explained.

"You can win the tournament but you can lose first round the next week. It's the sport. I'm just trying to cherish every moment I have here.

"I'm very grateful just being healthy. I think I missed the feeling of being on the grounds very much. It was really painful last year coming here and not being able to compete, being on the other side of it. I think that feeling has been pulling me through a lot this week. Just remembering how I felt then, bringing it back to the present.

"I've just been having so much fun that I really just want to stay. I don't want to go home. It's a good, different type of motivation."

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