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Emma Raducanu loses to Jessica Pegula at Cincinnati Open, Cameron Norrie advances to quarter-finals

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Emma Raducanu’s impressive form at the Cincinnati Open was brought to an end by Jessica Pegula who beat the British No. 1 7-5 6-4.

Raducanu had two of her best victories of the year earlier in the week when she beat Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka, dropping just six games in total.

Ad Pegula’s heavy hitting overwhelmed Raducanu with the 19-year-old making 21 unforced errors and made some mistakes at key moments.

WTA CincinnatiRaducanu demolishes Azarenka as barren year takes turnYESTERDAY AT 19:57 «This week was a great step for me,» she said. «In the past year it's probably like the first tournament or like one of the few tournaments that I have actually started going for my shots more. »This week I kind of just was like, 'look, I'm just going to try, I don't care if I make errors, like it's fine, but I'm just going to overhit if anything'. «I'm pretty proud of how I did this week, and I think it's a great step to move forward.» Raducanu will now prepare for the defence of her US Open title with the tournament starting on August 29 from Flushing Meadows.

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