Former Champion Emma Raducanu bows out with first-round defeat by Sofia Kenin
Jannik Sinner of Italy returns against Mackenzie McDonald of the United States during their men's singles first-round match at the US Open at Flushing Meadows in New York.
“I started a little bit not in the best way, but for sure, the first matches in the biggest tournaments are not easy,” Sinner said. “I’m very happy to be in the next round, first time to win on this court after some attempts.” Former champion Daniil Medvedev booked his place in the second round with a 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-3 win over Serbian Lajovic.
“I’m really happy to get through and get a chance to be better the next round. Obviously, I felt well on court. I think I hit the ball well. I moved well.” Despite being in good form at Wimbledon and then Washington last month, Raducanu opted to head home to London for a training block instead of competing in Toronto, Cincinnati or any lower-level tournaments.
Although she struggled to find her timing and range on her groundstrokes, Raducanu’s second-set fight was admirable. She counterpunched well and continually forced errors from Kenin with some excellent defence, while choosing her moments to force herself inside the baseline and attack.
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