Emma's help firing Mimi towards glory

EMMA Raducanu’s influence is fuelling Mimi Xu’s pursuit of Junior Wimbledon glory.

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Welsh starlet Xu, 17, safely navigated her way to the third round of the girls’ singles with a confident 6-1 6-2 triumph over 12th seed Alena Kovackova.

To gear up for the junior competition, Xu faced 2021 US Open champion Raducanu in the first round of the senior draw where she fell to a valiant 6-3 6-3 defeat on Court 1.

Xu sought to pick the British No. 1's brains while they were cooling down after that encounter, while both the pair's Chinese heritage means Raducanu communicates with Xu’s mum in Mandarin when they train together at the National Tennis Centre.