Defending US Open champion Emma Raducanu has been knocked out in the first round after falling to a 6-3 6-3 defeat to Alize Cornet.
Raducanu stunned the tennis world in 2021 when she won the Grand Slam as an unseeded qualifier, but there would be no dream run in 2022 as she was comprehensively beaten by her French opponent.
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US Open'I would be struggling too' — Raducanu should 'stick with' coaching, says Navratilova18 HOURS AGO Cornet said on-court afterwards: «I'm sorry guys.
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