Two more British men rolled into the US Open second round for the loss of just 12 games between them Tuesday. The fast-rising British No 4, still only 20, plays his second round match on Wednesday night against world No 8 Felix Auger-Aliassime, and the Canadian needs to be on his guard.
Meanwhile, Jack Draper beat Finland's Emil Ruusuvuori 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 in his opening to join Andy Murray as the British men through to the second round on the first day of the tournament. Reaching deep within herself, the 26 year-old Londoner knocked out world No 9 Daria Kasatkina 7-6 1-6 6-3 to make the second round for the first time. Raducanu's current coach is Sebastien Sachs, who guided Belinda Bencic to an Olympic gold medal at Tokyo 2020 and has previously worked with former World No.1 Victoria Azarenka.Harriet Dart toiled in the fearsome late afternoon heat of the US Open and survived it to claim the best win of her career last night. The 20-year-old has also gone through a number of coaching changes in the last 12 months and is now onto her fifth different mentor.
She retired again at the Rome Masters in May, this time with a back problem. She made the first of four mid-match retirements last year while playing Daria Gavrilova in Mexico in February due to a hip issue. That followed a first-round retirement at the Nottingham Open in the lead-up to Wimbledon, though Raducanu ultimately recovered to reach the second round of the grass-court major. Raducanu was also forced to retire hurt during the semi-finals of the Korea Open in September with a glute problem. The Brit ended her 2022 season early after sustaining a wrist injury in October, before she was forced to withdraw in Auckland in January after her ankle sprain. Thank you to the tournament and the great hospitality here in Austin."Įmma Raducanu plays a forehand against Coco Gauff in the second round of the Australian Open in 2023. "I am currently suffering from tonsillitis and am unable to compete this week. "I'm sorry to have to withdraw from the ATX Open," she said. 'NOT HAPPY': Iga Swiatek in clash with umpire as win streak snapped 'SAD TO SEE': Rafa Nadal announcement leaves tennis fans shattered This week, the 20-year-old announced she was withdrawing from the WTA tournament in Austin, Texas, after revealing she was struck down with tonsillitis. Raducanu rolled her ankle in Auckland in January ahead of the Australian Open, before suffering a second-round loss to Coco Gauff at the Melbourne Park grand slam. The 20-year-old has had rotten luck with injuries since making history by winning the 2021 US Open title as a qualifier. Pic: Getty/Instagramīritish tennis sensation Emma Raducanu has come under fire from fans over the timing of a social media post in the wake of her latest withdrawal. Fans have questioned the timing of Emma Raducanu's social media post (R) after her withdrawal from the WTA event in Austin.
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