Emma Raducanu vs Jessica Pegula LIVE: Miami Open latest score and updates

Raducanu has beaten two seeds en route to her meeting with fourth seed Jessica Pegula (Getty Images)

Emma Raducanu is through to her first-ever WTA 1000 quarter-final at the Miami Open, the second half of the famous ‘Sunshine Double’.

The British No 2 has dispatched two Americans and two seeds – eighth seed Emma Navarro in the second round and 17th seed Amanda Anisimova in the last-16 – en route to her quarter-final.

Up next is another seeded American, fourth seed and world No 4 Jessica Pegula, twice a semi-finalist in Florida.

Raducanu has been playing without a coach in Miami after ending a trial with Vladimir Platenik and has instead had mentors Jane O’Donoghue and Mark Petchey in her box.

The 22-year-old has said taking a relaxed approach at the tournament with her team has allowed her to “express” herself on court and play in an “authentic” way – with brilliant results so far.

Follow all the build-up and action with our live blog below:

Emma Raducanu faces fourth seed Jessica Pegula in Miami Open semi-finals
Relaxed Raducanu playing ‘authentic’ tennis – despite lacking a coach
Match follows men’s quarter-final between Cerundolo and Dimitrov

01:03 , Jamie Braidwood

Pegula looks to dictate from the baseline in the first couple of points but Raducanu moves well on the defence and forces the miss.

A strong serve and forehand winner down the middle of the court seals the opening game for the Briton.

01:00 , Jamie Braidwood

Raducanu won the toss and chose to serve first! We are underway in Miami.

*denotes next server

00:54 , Jamie Braidwood

And here come the players! The temperature has cooled ahead of the night session and this will be Raducanu’s first match on the Hard Rock Stadium court since the opening round last week. Pegula, the American, will likely have the backing of the home crowd in Miami.

00:54 , Jamie Braidwood

Emma Raducanu, a grand slam champion at the US Open three years ago, secured her first win against a top-10 opponent on a hard court when she defeated Emma Navarro in the second round.

Could she claim a second one in a week against Jessica Pegula? The fourth seed is an incredibly consistent player on this surface, having reached this stage of the Miami Open in the last three years.

00:46 , Jamie Braidwood

The night session in Miami is set to get underway almost two hours after the intended order of play, but Emma Raducanu and Jessica Pegula will be walking out onto court in the next few minutes.

Both women’s semi-finals will be played tomorrow (Thursday). World No 1 Aryna Sabalenka takes on sixth seed Jasmine Paolini in the first semi-final. In the second, wildcard Alexandra Eala is waiting to face either Pegula or Raducanu.

00:40 , Jamie Braidwood

Since ended her coaching trial with Vladimir Platenik on the eve of the Miami tournament Raducanu has been working with former mentors Mark Petchey and Jane O’Donoghue during the fortnight.

And Raducanu said the change of approach and working with people who she “trusts” has helped her “have fun” off the court and contributed to her performances in matches.

Emma Raducanu has ‘come a long way’ after reaching Miami Open quarter-finals

00:34 , Jamie Braidwood

Raducanu has enjoyed a brilliant run in Miami – in fact, her best since her run to the US Open title as a qualifier in 2021.

Here’s how she’s fared so far:

Round 1: 6-2, 6-1 win over Sayaka Ishii (wildcard)

Round 2: 7-6(6), 2-6, 7-6(3) over Emma Navarro (8th seed)

Round 3: 6-1, 3-0 win over McCartney Kessler (retired)

Last-16: 6-1, 6-3 win over Amanda Anisimova (17th seed)

00:29 , Jamie Braidwood

A huge, comeback victory for Grigor Dimitrov, who saves match point on his way to defeating Francisco Cerundolo 6-7 6-2 7-6 in almost three hours.

He is through to the semi-finals, where he will play either Novak Djokovic or Sebastian Korda. It’s going to be a late night in Miami, as Djokovic and Korda are scheduled to be on after Raducanu and Pegula, who are now next.

00:06 , Jamie Braidwood

Raducanu has been enjoying shorter, more relaxed training sessions and looser warm-ups under the guidance of Jane O’Donoghue and Mark Petchey in Miami.

The 22-year-old has been seen playing plenty of games of Spikeball, which is becoming a bit of a pre-match ritual, as well as throwing around an American football in the home of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins.

(Getty Images for LTA)

Wednesday 26 March 2025 23:49 , Jamie Braidwood

Emma Raducanu is set to return to the world’s top 50 as a result of her results in Miami.

Having reached the quarter-finals, Raducanu is set to rise 12 places to 48 in the rankings.

And, if she can beat fourth seed Jessica Pegula, Raducanu would reclaim her status of British No 1 from Katie Boulter.

Wednesday 26 March 2025 23:30 , Flo Clifford

That win for Eala came after Iga Swiatek was given extra security in Miami – like Raducanu had in Indian Wells – after being abused by an “aggressive” fan from the stands during a practice session on Saturday.

This was reportedly not an isolated incident, with her team revealing that the same man previously sent abusive messages to her on social media, in another troubling incident of female players facing threats to their safety on the tour.

Iga Swiatek abused by ‘aggressive’ fan at Miami Open

Wednesday 26 March 2025 23:20 , Flo Clifford

Whoever wins this encounter will play Alexandra Eala, who continued her dream run in Miami with a straight-sets win over an out-of-sorts world No 2 Iga Swiatek in the earlier quarter-final on Wednesday.

On the other side of the draw, top seed Aryna Sabalenka plays sixth seed Jasmine Paolini in the other semi-final.

Wednesday 26 March 2025 23:10 , Flo Clifford

Raducanu won their last meeting on the grass at Eastbourne last year, a result that was her first victory over a top-10 opponent.

Pegula won their only other meeting on the hard courts of Cincinnati in 2022.

2024: Eastbourne, last-16 (grass): Raducanu won 4-6 7-6 7-5

2022: Cincinnati, last-16 (hard court): Pegula won 7-5 6-4

Pegula’s best result in Miami has been reaching the semi-finals twice, in 2022 and 2023.

Wednesday 26 March 2025 21:30 , Flo Clifford

The tournament is being shown live on Sky Sports Tennis. If you’re not a Sky customer, you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription.

Wednesday 26 March 2025 21:00 , Flo Clifford

Welcome to live coverage of Emma Raducanu’s Miami Open quarter-final against fourth seed Jessica Pegula.

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Emma Raducanu vs Jessica Pegula LIVE: Miami Open latest score and updates

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