Emma Raducanu's US Open preparations take another blow after defeat to Camila Giorgi at Canadian Open

Emma Raducanu's preparations for the US Open saw another setback as she lost in straight sets to Camila Giorgi at the Canadian Open. Giorgi — the defending champion — had just too much power for Raducanu, hitting a host of winners to cruise to victory after a hard-fought opening set.

Ad Raducanu battled gamely but didn't appear to possess the same heavy shot-making that she showed during her momentous run to the US Open last year, and will go back to the drawing board with new coach Dmitry Tursunov ahead of her next port of call in Cincinatti. WTA Toronto'Super happy' Fernandez feeling 'amazing' after winning return in Toronto11 HOURS AGO Giorgi's triumph last year in Canada was something of a surprise, with the Italian never having gone beyond the fourth round at any WTA 1000 tournament prior to that.

She would've hoped for an easier first-round match than Raducanu, and the Brit looked intent on coming out of the blocks quickly as she broke Giorgi in the first game. However, Raducanu was helped by three double faults from her opponent in that opener, and — after Raducanu had then been broken in her own first service game — the Italian was again all over the place with her serve in game three and gifted the Briton a 2-1 lead.

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