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Emma Raducanu joked her serve had "a mind of its own" after she battled her way to victory over 26th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova despite 15 double faults.

Winning in the first round at the Australian Open was always going to be more important for 2021 U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu than how she achieved the result.

Emma Raducanu battled a misfiring second serve and visible nerves to come through her Australian Open first-round match against 26th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova.