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

Raducanu's US Open Title Defense Ends in First Round

NEW YORK—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. Raducanu captivated the sporting world when she became the first qualifier to claim a Grand Slam title, winning 10 matches in New York without dropping a set, catapulting her career into the stratosphere and maki…

US Open: Alizé Cornet puts a brutal end to Emma Raducanu's fairy tale

The defending champion, the British Emma Raducanu, 11th player in the world, was eliminated as soon as she entered the US Open competition, by the French Alizé Cornet (40th).

NOT-SO-GRAND EXITS: Raducanu’s US Open title defence ends in first round, Osaka out while giant-killing qualifiers continue rampage

Big names continue to fall in the first round of the season’s final Grand Slam, the US Open.

Defending champion Emma Raducanu beaten in first round at US Open

Title defence ends in the first round with a 6-3, 6-3 defeat to Alizé Cornet

Champion in title away in the first round of the US Open by Frenchwoman Alize Cornet

French tennis player Alize Cornet beat defending champion Emma Raducanu with a double 6-3. In the second round, she will face Czech Katerina Siniakova.

Raducanu's US Open title defense ends in first round; Osaka out

With the early exit of Emma Raducanu and Naomi Osaka, the US Open bids farewell to its past two champions