US Open 2022: Emma Raducanu’s title defence comes to end as she loses opener

US Open 2022: England’s Emma Raducanu, who had a fairytale journey within the 2021 US Open has failed to full her title defence this 12 months after shedding within the opening match. Raducanu confronted France’s Alize Cornet and misplaced in straight units by 6-3, 6-3. The 19-year-old defending champion was not at her finest within the opening set however had a very good begin within the second earlier than ending up on the shedding aspect.

In the primary set, Raducanu broke first and took a lead however France’s veteran quickly equalized 1-1 after breaking the defending champion. Cornet put her A  Game and broke the Briton participant once more to lead 4-2 earlier than winding up the set by 6-3. 

In the second set, Raducanu acquired an excellent begin as she led 3-1. It seemed like Raducanu could possibly be ready to degree again the set however the veteran used all her expertise. Cornet first levelled Raducanu 3-3 and took a 4-3 lead after breaking the British participant. She took the subsequent recreation and Raducanu served to keep within the match. However, she was denied as Cornet defeated her and marched into the subsequent spherical. 

Raducanu has now grow to be solely third girl after Svetlana Kuznetsova and Angelique Kerber in failing to defend their US Open title and crashing out within the first spherical within the following 12 months. 

It was practically a 12 months again when Emma Raducanu, a qualifier, took the Tennis world by a storm when she shocked everybody to win the 2021 US Open. She was up towards some heavyweights in girls’s Tennis together with Belinda Bencic (Quarterfinal) and Maria Sakkari (Semifinal). It can also be noteworthy that the then 18-year-old teenager had gained all her matches in US Open 2021 with out dropping a set. 

Meanwhile, within the US Open 2022, Rafael Nadal, Diego Schwartzman and Belinda Bencic gained their opening rounds. Nadal defeated Australia’s Rinky Hijikata after shedding the opening set. He then made a comeback to win the subsequent three. The remaining scoreline learn 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-3 in Nadal’s favour. 

Whereas Schwartzman earned a walkover after USA’s Jack Sock retired within the match due to harm. Sock was main the match 6-3, 7-5, 0-6, 0-1. Bencic acquired the higher of Germany’s Andrea Petkovic in three units. Bencic gained the primary and the third set. The remaining scoreline learn 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 in favour of Bencic.

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