Overview

• Raducanu defeated Naomi Osaka 6-4, 6-2 in their first career meeting to reach the Washington Open quarter-finals
• She followed with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Maria Sakkari to book her first WTA Tour-level semi-final in over a year
• Those back-to-back wins propelled her back to British No. 1 when the WTA rankings are published on Monday, displacing Katie Boulter
• Her serve proved decisive as she logged a 76% first-serve win rate and broke at key moments while Osaka struggled with seven double faults
• She will face either Clara Tauson or Anna Kalinskaya in the semi-finals as she builds momentum ahead of defending her US Open crown