Emma Raducanu: Defending US Open champion is knocked out in first round by unseeded Alize Cornet

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. Ad The 2022 Australian Open quarter-finalist will play Katerina Siniakova in the second round after producing a classy all-round display on Louis Armstrong Stadium.

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. I know you like Emma. She's a great player and a great person so I'm sorry I beat her tonight.

»I'm really happy about my performance. I thought I played a really solid match overall. «I was getting tired from the middle of the second set because it was very long rallies all the time.

But I just hung in there and I was fighting my heart out so super happy. »I like the drop shot, it's one of my favourite shots. I don't do it as well as Ons Jabeur but I try to do the same.

I think my game at the net was pretty good too. But hey 14 points of 15 won at the net was pretty good. «I did a lot of variation and I think that's what worked tonight.