Emma Raducanu rolls in return to court at Indian Wells

Slowed by injury and illness this year, Emma Raducanu returned to action on Thursday and beat Montenegro's Danka Kovinic 6-2, 6-3 in the first round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif.

It was the first match since January for Raducanu, the 2021 U.S. Open champion who is unseeded at Indian Wells. The 20-year-old British star played in just two events early this year, at Auckland, Zealand and the Australian Ope