She also made a point of crediting her team-mate Katie Boulter, who had scored a 7-5, 6-0 win over Clara Burel earlier in the day to register her first ever Tour-level victory on clay.

“Katie did a great job this morning and it helped so much going into this match, knowing that we were 2-1. In the worst-case scenario it goes to a deciding doubles. But I didn’t want to get to that point, obviously, because they have one of the best, probably the best doubles team in the world.”

Earlier, Boulter had ascribed much of her own success to a message she received overnight from Raducanu, consoling her about the 6-2, 6-0 towelling she suffered at the hands of Parry on the first day.

“I definitely replayed that match quite a few times last night,” said Boulter, who admitted that she hadn’t slept much. “I actually just wanted to improve on my performance.

“The most important thing was that I came out today and I fought, and I just kept fighting. I just played my way. I actually got a very, very sweet message from Emma last night which really kick-started my day after her incredible performance [against Caroline Garcia on the first afternoon].

“That was the main thing that got me through today. She said a few nice words which means a lot coming from someone like her. She’s such a star and I have a lot of respect for what she’s done in the sport and the way that she plays and how relentless she is. I have a lot to learn from her.”