Emma Raducanu’s magical mystery tour at the 2025 US Open came to a screeching halt faster than a New York taxi hitting rush hour traffic. The former champion found herself on the wrong end of a 6-1, 6-2 beatdown courtesy of Elena Rybakina, and honestly, it wasn’t even as close as the score suggests. How did things go so awry?

When Tennis Becomes a Masterclass In Humbling

You know that feeling when you think you are ready to take on the world, and then reality slaps you harder than a Rybakina forehand? That is exactly what happened to Raducanu on Louis Armstrong Stadium. The Brit had been cruising through the first two rounds like she was playing tennis in her backyard, dropping just six games total. But facing the ninth-seeded Kazakhstani was like stepping from the kiddie pool into the d

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