Emma Raducanu to remain British No.1 after Harriet Dart’s US Open exit
Emma Raducanu has clung onto her British No.1 spot after Harriet Dart lost to Dalma Galfi 6-4 6-0 in the US Open second round.
Dart’s defeat means there are no British players remaining in the women’s singles at Flushing Meadows after 11th-seed Raducanu was shocked by France’s world No.40 Alize Cornet in the first round in a disappointing end to her title defence.
Dart produced one of the biggest wins of her tennis career on Monday with a stunning victory over 10th-seed Daria Kasatkina, and many had tipped the world No.88 to get past Hungarian world No.91 Galfi to take the British No.1 spot.
But she could not replicate her impressive victory in hot conditions on Court 12, with Galfi now set to face Russian 18th-seed Veronika Kudermetova instead.
Speaking after her first-round exit this week, Raducanu said: ‘Obviously it’s really disappointing, I’m really sad to leave here. It’s probably my favourite tournament.
‘But also in a way I’m happy because it’s a clean slate. I’m going to drop down the rankings. Climb my way back up. The target will be off my back slightly.’
There has been more success for Great Britain in the men’s singles in New York this year, with four players still standing in the draw.
<p lang=«en» dir=«ltr» xml:lang=«en»>Harriet Dart’s run ends at the @usopen #BackTheBrits ð¬ð§ | #USOpen pic.twitter.com/ib7fWWWkx3Andy Murray sealed his place in the third round with victory over American wildcard Emilio Nava on Wednesday and next faces Italy’s Matteo Berrettini.
Young Brit Jack Draper, seventh-seed Cameron Norrie and 20th-seed Dan Evans are all looking to join Murray in the third round.
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