Raducanu’s US Open title defense ends with loss to Cornet

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Emma Raducanu’s defense of her surprising 2021 U.S. Open championship ended with 6-3, 6-3 loss to Alizé Cornet in the first round on Tuesday night. Emma Raducanu is only the third woman to lose her opening match in New York a year after winning the title. The others were 2004 champion Svetlana Kuznetsova and 2016 champion Angelique Kerber.

Published 5 months ago · New York, United States

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Times of India

Defending champion Emma Raducanu crashes out in first round of US Open

Emma Raducanu, who made a dream run to the U.S. Open title last year, suffered a nightmare 6-3, 6-3 first round loss to Frenchwoman Alize Cornet on Tuesday as the clock finally struck midnight on an improbable tennis fairytale.

5 months ago·Mumbai, India

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BBC News

Raducanu's US Open defence ends at first hurdle

Emma Raducanu's return to the US Open - where she won the title as a qualifier last year - ends in a straight-set defeat by France's Alize Cornet in the first round.

5 months ago·United Kingdom

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Reuters

Raducanu's U.S. Open title defence ends in first round

Emma Raducanu, who made a dream run to the U.S. Open title last year, suffered a nightmare 6-3 6-3 first round loss to Frenchwoman Alize Cornet on Tuesday as the clock finally struck midnight on an improbable tennis fairytale.

5 months ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Emma Raducanu’s US Open defence ends early with defeat to Alizé Cornet

Defending champion loses to world No 40 6-3, 6-3As it happened: Tom Lutz’s game-by-game reportAs the tough, intense first set between Alizé Cornet and Emma Raducanu arrived at its decisive moment, with Cornet serving at 5-3, the Briton did everything in her power to hold off the inevitable. She stepped inside the baseline, attacking hard and early off both wings. But, like so many times on Tuesday night, Cornet simply refused to give in. She abs…

5 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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