Emma Raducanu entered the third round of the US Open, overcoming a crisis of the last three years. To underline her hard work, she wished to win against an elite player like her opponent, Elena Rybakina. However, the Kazakhstani gave her a reality check from her first serve itself. At times, you could feel that Raducanu forcing Rybakina to move throughout the court could give her some opening, but world No. 9’s speed got the better of her. In 62 minutes, the Brit lost the match 6-1, 6-2. After the game, Raducanu had time to analyze what could’ve been better yesterday.
In the post-match presser shared by the US Open Tennis Championships’ channel yesterday, Raducanu broke down her performance. She plainly confessed to how working with new coach Francisco Roig can help. She said, “It’s