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

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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 The Independent’s liveblog below:

Emma Raducanu vs Jessica Pegula LIVE​

• Raducanu to face fourth seed Pegula for place in first Miami semi-final
• Relaxed Raducanu playing 'authentic' tennis - despite lacking a coach

Good evening​

21:00 , Flo Clifford
Welcome to live coverage of Emma Raducanu’s Miami Open quarter-final against fourth seed Jessica Pegula.

When does play start?​

21:15 , Flo Clifford
Emma Raducanu vs Jessica Pegula is the fourth match scheduled on Stadium, the main court in Miami, and the final quarter-final in the women’s draw.

Play is not slated to start until after 7pm local time (11pm UK time).

That could be pushed later, however, if the earlier matches on Stadium go the distance.

How to watch​

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.

Raducanu's run in Miami​

22:00 , Flo Clifford
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)

Emma Raducanu moves on from Dubai incident but looks to improve ‘everything’ in her game​

22:15 , Flo Clifford
Raducanu’s run in Miami has been all the more impressive given what immediately preceded it: a well-documented ordeal with a stalker, who followed her across multiple tournaments in Asia before being given a restraining order.

She then lost her first match after that ordeal came to light, in Indian Wells, the last tournament she played before coming to Florida.

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Emma Raducanu moves on from Dubai incident but looks to improve ‘everything’

Today's action on Stadium​

22:20 , Flo Clifford
WTA – Alexandra Eala 6-2, 7-5 Iga Swiatek (POL)

Not Before 7:00 PM GMT

ATP – [1] Alexander Zverev (GER) 6-3, 3-6, 4-6 [17] Arthur Fils (FRA)

ATP – [23] Francisco Cerundolo (ARG) vs [14] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)

Not Before 11:00 PM GMT

WTA – Emma Raducanu (GBR) vs [4] Jessica Pegula (USA)

Not Before 00:30 AM GMT

ATP – [24] Sebastian Korda (USA) vs [4] Novak Djokovic (SRB)

Emma Raducanu parts ways with latest coach after just one match - but breezes through at Miami Open​

22:30 , Flo Clifford
There has been further disruption in the Raducanu camp after she ended a trial with Slovakian coach Vladimir Platenik after two weeks. The Brit had worked with Nick Cavaday until he stepped down after the Australian Open for health reasons, and is yet to appoint a permanent replacement.

But no coach, no problem, it seems.

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Emma Raducanu parts ways with another coach - but breezes through at Miami Open

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

22:40 , Flo Clifford
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.

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

Emma Raducanu vs Jessica Pegula​

22:50 , Flo Clifford
The pair have only played each other twice, splitting the spoils evenly, but Pegula - last year’s US Open finalist and the fourth seed - is a hugely tricky opponent, whose consistency at the business end of tournaments has seen her rise to fourth in the world.

Order of play update​

23:00 , Flo Clifford
We’re expecting Raducanu and Pegula to not be on court until at least 11.30pm UK time, with the final men’s match on Stadium before them - Francisco Cerundolo vs Grigor Dimitrov - having only just entered a second set.

Cerundolo won the first 7-6(8-6) after a topsy-turvy, tricky opener for both players, with both struggling with unforced errors. Dimitrov had seven set points but couldn’t close any of them out.

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