US Open
Defending champion Raducanu fails in the first round
Emma Raducanu in action. photo
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Defending champion Emma Raducanu surprisingly failed in the first round at the US Open in New York. The British tennis player lost 6-3, 6-3 to French player Alizé Cornet in her opening match on Wednesday night. Raducanu (19) is only the third player to be eliminated in the first round a year after her title at the last Grand Slam tournament of the year. The other two were the Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova (2005) and Angelique Kerber (2017).
Defending champion Emma Raducanu surprisingly failed in the first round at the US Open in New York. The British tennis player lost 6-3, 6-3 to French player Alizé Cornet in her opening match on Wednesday night. Raducanu (19) is only the third player to be eliminated in the first round a year after her title at the last Grand Slam tournament of the year. The other two were the Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova (2005) and Angelique Kerber (2017).