Emma Raducanu

Serena Williams lost in straight sets to Emma Raducanu at the Western & Southern Open.

“I’m so grateful for the experience to be able to play her and for our careers to cross over. I have to focus on being a mom, my spiritual goals and finally discovering a different, but just [as] exciting Serena. Although she did not explicitly say when her tennis career will end, she said last week that “the countdown has begun” on her final appearances. [telling Vogue](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/08/11/serena-williams-goodbye-toronto/?itid=lk_inline_manual_5) that the remainder of her career can be measured in weeks, Williams lost, 6-2, 6-4, to Belinda Bencic on Aug. I keep saying to myself, I wish it could be easy for me, but it’s not. When it was over, Williams declined an on-court interview and quickly left the court after shaking Raducanu’s hand, heading into an uncertain couple of weeks leading up to the U.S.

Less than 16 hours after she dumped Serena Williams out of the Western and Southern Open with a 6-4 6-0 victory she was at it again with an even more dominant 6 ...

I didn’t let myself get too high or too low and that definitely helped.” The Belarusian, who was the champion of this tournament in 2020 when it was played on the site of the US Open, finally registered her first game at the 11th attempt when she held serve. Less than 16 hours after she dumped Serena Williams out of the Western and Southern Open with a 6-4 6-0 victory she was at it again with an even more dominant 6-0 6-2 win in just over an hour.

EMMA RADUCANU breezed past Serena Williams at the Cincinnati Open on Tuesday night. · Russian-state TV delights in Emma Raducanu's new Russian coach · Related ...

For Raducanu, the statement win over Williams arrived at the perfect time as she gears up to defend her US Open crown at Flushing Meadows. Her warm-up against Raducanu at the Cincinnati Open didn't go to plan as the Brit romped to victory in just over an hour. The Brit powered past her American opponent at the Cincinnati Open and won the second set 6-0, blitzing soon-to-retire Williams in rare fashion.

Emma Raducanu followed up her win against Serena Williams with a 6-0, 6-2 thrashing of Victoria Azarenka in Cincinnati.

At 33 years old and with her stagnant ranking of 22, Azarenka is even further removed from her days as a top player than Williams, her run to the 2020 US Open final an anomaly in the six years since she was a top–10 player. She sprayed unforced errors and moved sluggishly, and finished the first set with just four winners to 16 errors in the first set alone. You know how difficult the wins are to come by,” she said. When Azarenka contested the US Open final in 2020, Raducanu was studying for her exams, dreaming of one day joining her on those stages. “I think I have tried a lot of things, and this year I think some matches, I have lost a lot of matches from leading situations and probably just played too tense,” she said. It became immediately clear that there would be no hangover as she broke Azarenka’s serve in the opening game and ran with the lead, hugging the baseline and robbing time from the Belarusian with her early ball-striking while offering few errors.

The British teenager continued the dominant form shed showed in the first round against Serena Williams; the former world No 1 Victoria Azarenka didnt hold ...

"I had to stay really focused throughout and in the second set I could feel the important moments. Simona Halep was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to a right thigh injury. "I have been told it is most likely a really minor sprain, so everything should be healed soon." In contrast, Raducanu displayed a steely focus and outstanding concentration to keep her foot on the gas for two sets. "The things that I do are maybe more amplified because of my situation. There were a couple of turning points that could have made the second set really, really difficult...

SERENA WILLIAMS' penultimate tournament before retirement ended in dramatic fashion at the hands of Emma Raducanu.

Everything she has achieved is so inspirational and it was a true honour to share the court with her." It appeared as though Williams was being approached about doing an on-court interview, but the 40-year-old continued on her way to the dressing room. For the British No 1, it was also one of her most dominant wins on tour as she made just one unforced error, winning 6-4, 6-0.

The 19-year-old Raducanu won the final seven games against Serena Williams on Tuesday and the first 10 against Azarenka. Seeded 13th, Raducanu set up a match ...

“I just try to focus on collecting points. “I try not to think about the score,” Raducanu said. The 19-year-old Raducanu won the final seven games against Serena Williams on Tuesday and the first 10 against Azarenka.

Emma Raducanu won the first 10 games against Victoria Azarenka en route to a straight-sets victory Wednesday in the second round of the Western & Southern ...

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EMMA RADUCANU has taken just two hours and seven minutes to reach the third round at the Western & Southern Open.

Following her emphatic victories, the British No 1 has been honest about her rollercoaster first season on the tour and revealed how she has raised her game in Cincinnati. Raducanu has found her best level at the perfect time, with the US Open now 11 days away. [Emma Raducanu ](/latest/emma-raducanu)has admitted she experienced some “really low” moments in the 11 months since winning the US Open.