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Raducanu suffered a listless second-round exit at January’s Australian Open and subsequently split with coach Francisco Roig.<\/p>\n
However, she has shown real grit throughout her run in Romania to reach the final.<\/p>\n
“I’m so proud of how I competed, how I came back in the third set and how I managed the match,” Raducanu said.<\/p>\n
“I don’t think I could have done it without everyone’s support here so thank you so much.”<\/p>\n
Raducanu’s father, Ion, is from Bucharest and an exhausted but thrilled Raducanu briefly addressed the crowd in Romanian after her victory.<\/p>\n
Only home hope Sorana Cirstea now stands between Raducanu and her first piece of silverware in five years.<\/p>\n
Raducanu failed to serve out the opening set at the first time of asking, allowing Oliynykova to break back before winning the next two games – wrapping it up after a gruelling hour and 15 minutes.<\/p>\n
But the top seed’s momentum faltered further in the second set and she was broken three times as Oliynykova forced a decider, where Raducanu was forced to fight back from a break down.<\/p>\n
And after missing her first two match points at 5-3, the Briton saved two break-back points and served out the win at the third time of asking.<\/p>\n
The victory snapped a six-match losing streak in deciding sets for Raducanu, while it was her first three-set win since she beat Ann Li in the first round of Eastbourne in June.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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