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TORONTO :A tearful Naomi Osaka retired injured and U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu fell at the first hurdle as the top women's players continued their preparations for Flushing Meadows at the Toronto Open on Tuesday.
Naomi Osaka could be a doubt for the upcoming US Open after being forced to withdraw from the Canadian Open in the first round. Osaka, up against Estonia's Kaia Kanepi, was playing in just her second tournament since Roland-Garros in May following a persistent Achilles injury.
TORONTO : Naomi Osaka retired with lower back pain from her opening match while defending champion Camila Giorgi beat Britain's Emma Raducanu on Tuesday at the Toronto Open where Serena Williams' pending retirement from tennis dominated the proceedings.
TORONTO : Defending champion Camila Giorgi beat Britain's Emma Raducanu 7-6(0) 6-2 on Tuesday to reach the second round of the Toronto Open where the grounds were abuzz with news of Serena Williams' pending retirement from tennis.
Serena Williams announced her forthcoming retirement on Tuesday but even when her illustrious tennis career comes to a close her impact on the game she dominated for over two decades will be felt for generations to come.
Serena Williams will have her work cut out for her when the Toronto Open kicks off next week as the 23-time Grand Slam champion begins her hardcourt preparations for the upcoming U.S. Open. If Williams can get past a qualifier in her first round match she will then face either Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Belinda Bencic or savvy veteran and former world number one Victoria Azarenka in the second round.
Russia's Liudmila Samsonova saved four set points in the first set and went on to upset second-seeded Emma Raducanu of Great Britain 7-6 (6), 6-1 in on Friday the quarterfinals of the Citi Open in Washington.
Serena Williams will have her work cut out for her when the Toronto Open kicks off next week as the 23-time Grand Slam champion begins her hardcourt preparations for the upcoming U.S. Open.