Raducanu earns first-round Indian Wells win

Emma Raducanu earned a 6-2 6-3 win against qualifier Rebeka Masarova in the first round at Indian Wells.

The Briton broke the Spaniard's serve twice to go 3-0 up, but a third double fault from Raducanu allowed Masarova to pull a game back.

Raducanu went 0-40 down when 5-2 in front but recovered to serve out for the first set in 43 minutes.

She struggled on her serve at times but won the second set to book a meeting with Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska.

Raducanu served eight double faults and had a first serve percentage of 51.9%, but the 21-year-old was helped by some impressive ground strokes and a number of errors from Masarova, who is 96 in the world.

"It was super important for me to get through that," said Raducanu, whose ranking has dropped to 250 following a number of injuries.

"It's one of the trickiest tournaments conditions-wise to play in because it varies so much.

"I dealt with that really well and overcame a really tough opponent."