Serena Williams loses to Emma Raducanu in Cincinnati opening match, with US Open on the horizon

August 17, 2022 Muricas News 0 Comments

Serena Williams loses to Emma Raducanu in Cincinnati opening match, with US Open on the horizon [ad_1]

It was Williams' second match since asserting she's going to "evolve away from tennis."

Raducanu, the reigning US Open champ, now advances to the spherical of 32 with a 6-4, 6-0 win.

"I believe all of us want to simply honor Serena and her wonderful profession. I am so grateful for the expertise, with the ability to play her and for our careers to have crossed over, and all the things she has achieved is so inspirational," Raducanu stated on the courtroom after the match. "It was a real honor to share the courtroom together with her."

Williams, 40, didn't converse on the courtroom after the match Tuesday, leaving the courtroom rapidly. Williams additionally didn't do a post-match press convention, in response to Ben Rothenberg, a senior editor for the Racquet journal and a Muricas News contributor.
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The 23-time grand slam winner is entered to play within the US Open, which begins later this month. And though she's going to attempt to win, Williams stated in a Vogue article earlier this month that it is time for her to maneuver "in a distinct course."

"I've by no means preferred the phrase retirement. It would not really feel like a contemporary phrase to me. I have been pondering of this as a transition, however I need to be delicate about how I exploit that phrase, which suggests one thing very particular and vital to a group of individuals," Williams stated within the article.

"Possibly the perfect phrase to explain what I am as much as is evolution. I am right here to let you know that I am evolving away from tennis, towards different issues which are vital to me."

She continued: "Sadly I wasn't able to win Wimbledon this 12 months. And I do not know if I will probably be able to win New York. However I'll strive."

Williams has performed in 4 singles matches this 12 months: one at Wimbledon, two in Toronto and in opposition to Raducanu on Tuesday.

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This was the primary profession assembly between the 2 gamers.

Williams' daughter, Olympia Ohanian, was in attendance. So was four-time main champion Naomi Osaka, who misplaced in her first-round match earlier within the day.

Based on the WTA, when Raducanu was born November 13, 2002, Williams had already received 18 titles, together with 4 majors, and held the World No. 1 rating for 18 weeks.

Raducanu, 19, is at the moment ranked thirteenth on this planet and seeded tenth on this event. She is searching for her second profession title.

Subsequent, Raducanu will face one other former World No. 1 in Victoria Azarenka.

"I believe that at this degree, you play anybody, it is a actually troublesome match. Every of these wins type of construct confidence," Raducanu informed reporters after her win Tuesday. "However I am not making an attempt to get too excessive or too low proper now. I am simply making an attempt to remain on one path and trajectory."

That is Raducanu's debut on this event, whereas Williams is the one girl who has received back-to-back titles on this occasion within the Open Period, doing so in 2014 and 2015.

Muricas News's Christina Maxouris contributed to this report.


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