Emma Raducanu makes winning start to 2023 with victory in Auckland

In her first match at the ASB Classic in New Zealand, Emma Raducanu defeated Linda Fruhvirtova.

The British player came through in the rain against the Czech player.

She won four games in a row to win the match.

Slovak Viktoria Kuzmova is the world's 105th ranked woman.

She ended her campaign in October with a wrist injury and took a break before starting her fitness training.

Anett Kontaveit, a former world number two, was shocked by a win by Chinese qualifer Zheng Qinwen.

A match point was saved in the final set by Zheng, who went on to win the game.