Raducanu vs Chwalinska live: Top-seed Briton looks to move in to semi-finals of Transylvania Open

Maja Chwalinska will be buoyed by knocking out a seeded player in the round of 16 as she looks to send tournament favourite Emma Raducanu packing from Romania.

The Polish player knocked out Olga Danilovic in the last round, the seventh seed, beating the Serb 6-1 1-6 6-2.

The former US Open champion said following her loss to Anastasia Potapova that she wanted to “re-evaluate” her game and work on playing like she did when she was younger, in comments that appeared to signal her unhappiness at some of Roig’s instructions.

The Spaniard, who was part of Rafael Nadal’s team for 16 of his 22 grand slam titles, joined the Raducanu camp in August and before the US Open, but the British No 1 will now head in a different direction after confirming her latest coaching change.

Emma Raducanu arrived as the top seed for the WTA 250 tournament and will be hoping to overcome the competition in her bid to win silverware for the first time since the 2021 US Open.

Here are the seeds for the Transylvania Open:

1. Emma Raducanu (World No 29)
2. Jaqueline Cristian (World No 35) – eliminated
3. Sorana Cirstea (World No 41)
4. Wang Xinyu (World No 46)
5. Anastasia Potapova (World No 55)
6. Antonia Ruzic (World No 65) – eliminated
7. Olga Danilovic (World No 69) – eliminated
8. Anna Bondar (World No 74) – eliminated

Raducanu reacted to victory over Kaja Juvan: |Thank you for the support, it really got me through some tricky moments in the first set.

“I have to say Kaja was playing some great tennis, was putting me on the back foot straightaway. I thought I was being aggressive, going for my shots, but I was missing and not executing.

“At least I can say I was trying to play on my terms. That was the goal for me. I don’t think I’ve ever come back from 5-0 down before so that’s a first to add to the experience.

“Thank you for staying and waiting so long, I appreciate it, it means a lot. Now I’ve got to try and recover straightaway.

“It’s not much time but hopefully the schedule is kind to me and I can find some energy and hopefully I’ll see you guys out there and you’ll give me some energy.”

Raducanu enters the quarter-finals aiming to gather momentum following the Australian Open 2026.

The Briton swept past Kaja Juvan and is primed to make a run at a first title since the US Open in 2021.

And the 23-year-old is in fighting form after flipping a five-game first-set deficit to surge into the last eight in Cluj-Napoca.

It is the first tournament since Raducanu split with coach Francois Roig and today’s match offers another chance to gain renewed confidence in a pivotal year.