Emma Raducanu vs Daria Snigur LIVE: Tennis scores and updates from Nottingham Open

Raducanu then takes the first point on Snigur’s serve with a strong forehand return that forces her opponent to hit the ball wide.

She produces another to make it 15-30 with a cross-court forehand. After saving two break points, Raducanu now has a couple, but has no chance at the first one which was a good ace from Snigur.

However, Snigur misses an attempted drop shot, and has turned things around after the opening two games.

Raducanu has the chance to make the game level after a slightly shaky start on her own serve, and she gets off to a good start, with Snigur missing the first return of the game.

However, a return from Snigur had a wild bounce off the line that Raducanu could only parry in and allowed her opponent to hit a winner. The variable bounce will not be what the players would have wanted.

Raducanu creates a hold opportunity at 40-15, but a double fault reduces her advantage, and another overhit forehand makes it deuce.

The British player has only won three points on her first serve so far, and Snigur carves out another chance to break by reading the game well and taking advantage.

Snigur goes for the big hit down the line on the return, and it’s just out, allowing Raducanu another chance, but she can’t attack and a wild forehand falls well out of the court.

Raducanu serves an ace to take the game back to deuce, her third of the match, and then goes ahead. This time she does capitalise and holds the game.

Raducanu has a chance to get back into the this game at 15-30, but she hits a ball too long, and it’s all level.

She hasn’t quite found her range today, but she has a chance to break back immediately with a break point.

Snigur goes onto her second serve, and Raducanu does break back.

Snigur unleashes on a strong forehand and takes the game to deuce, she then attacks Raducanu’s second serve and forces the Brit into the net the set up the first break point of the match.

Raducanu saves it but then errs. Trying to save the second break point, Raducanu misses her first serve then pings a shot into the net.

Oh wow! A wonderful return of serve from Snigur sees her belt a forehand back across the net to move back into the lead. Raducanu then hits the net before firing down a wide ace!

Over on Centre Court at Nottingham, Emma Raducanu has got her match versus Daria Snigur underway. The Ukranian held serve for the first game.

Raducanu currently trails 0-15 from her first service game.

Jack Draper continued his Wimbledon preparations with a battling victory over American Marcos Giron to book his place in the quarter-finals of the Stuttgart Open.

Draper – who has now edged ahead of Cameron Norrie for the British number one ranking in the live standings – missed the entire grass court swing last year because of injury.

After a straight-sets win over Sebastian Ofner on Monday, Draper found things tougher against Giron, who had comfortably seen off two-time former Wimbledon champion Andy Murray in his first-round match.

Britons Emma Raducanu and Francesca Jones will be looking to reach the quarter-finals of the Women’s singles on day six of the Nottingham open.

Raducanu takes on Daria Snigur on Centre Court following the conclusion of Cameron Norrie’s match against Jack Pinnington Jones.

Norrie is currently 3-0 up in the first set.

“I feel like I was playing two v one on court, it was insane,” said Raducanu. “I think a lot of the time they go both ways, today I felt they were all against me but it just makes me feel better that I managed to beat her and the umpire as well.

“It is difficult when there is no challenge but it is something everyone has to deal with.

“You can be fortunate in some ways, maybe it was just trying to make the match more competitive. It was 6-1 and 5-1 and all of a sudden first point serving at 5-3 it’s a really bad line call.

“It’s something I had to deal with and overcome. I am very pleased with the attitude I came out with from the get-go and also having to deal with the adversity.”

“I was very pleased to come through that, it wasn’t easy,” said Emma Raducanu on her victory over Ena Shibahara. “I haven’t played in a match for a while, playing someone who comes through qualifying and is used to the conditions, I am very pleased to have won that match.

“And more just happy with how I was in myself. My demeanour was great, my attitude was great, that is the most important thing and if I have that then I know the tennis will follow.

“An element of me forgot what it was like to play at home and have that support behind and it is amazing, it’s a great feeling.

“I am very lucky to have great support wherever I play, but it’s not quite like coming and playing in the UK. It’s something that me and all the Brits cherish and look forward to every year.”