31st August, 2022
Defending champion Emma Raducanu lost to Alize Cornet in straight sets on Tuesday at the women’s singles, U.S. Open 2022.
The 19-year-old English player was beaten 3-6.3-6 at the Flushing Meadows.
She was completely outplayed by the 32-year-old Cornet in her opening match, and despite playing some beautiful shots, she was unable to convert her chances.
With the loss, Raducanu became the third US Open champion in history to drop their opening match the following year, joining Svetlana Kuznetsova (2004) and Angelique Kerber (2016).
But Cornet, who defeated three former world No. 1s and made quarterfinal runs in nearly every grand slam in 2022, has continued her impressive run of form this year.
In the post-match interview, Cornet said, “Emma is a great person and a great player, so I’m sorry I beat her.” I was tired at the start of the second set because there were long rallies. “