Emma Raducanu dumped out of Australian Open after thumping Iga Swiatek loss

Emma Raducanu suffered the joint-heaviest decision of her vocation arsenic she was knocked retired of the Australian Open successful the 3rd circular by Iga Swiatek.

Coming into the tourney with a niggling backmost issue, Raducanu progressed to the 3rd circular for the archetypal clip successful her vocation aft wins against Ekaterina Alexandrova and Amanda Anisimova.

However, the Brit was handed a pugnacious situation against number-two effect Swiatek who took conscionable 70 minutes to wrapper up a broad 6-1 6-0 triumph connected Rod Laver Arena.

Radcuanu struggled with her service each tourney and mislaid service 5 times successful this contest, with the effect equalling her worst-ever vocation loss, a 6-0 6-1 to Elena Rybakina successful Sydney 3 years ago.

‘I deliberation it was a lucifer going into it I knew I had to play truly well,’ Raducanu said aft her defeat.

‘I deliberation today, recognition to Iga, she played bully tennis, but I deliberation it was a small spot of her playing good and maine not playing truthful well. That operation is astir apt not bully and resulted successful today.

‘The scoreline was evidently rather harsh. I consciousness similar I look backmost and cognize precisely what I request to do, and I instrumentality it arsenic feedback.’

The 2021 US Open champion has risen backmost up to World No. 61 but continues to spot injuries impact her mentation for cardinal tournaments.

A backmost spasm forced her propulsion retired of her warm-up lawsuit successful Auckland and inactive caused the 22-year-old a fig of issues successful Melbourne.

Raducanu, however, was not keen to marque excuses pursuing her dense third-round decision and said she indispensable strive to marque cardinal improvements to her service if she is to vie with the game’s best.

‘I deliberation to beryllium connected a tennis tribunal playing matches and competing is thing I person to beryllium grateful for,’ Raducanu added.

‘I started hitting erstwhile I came present 18 days ago. I person to instrumentality a affirmative that I was capable to bushed 2 apical opponents successful the archetypal 2 rounds. But I deliberation today, nary excuses of the backmost oregon physically.

‘I deliberation the happening I privation to amended is serving. The archetypal 2 matches I got distant with it against 2 apical players due to the fact that I was capable to support and move, usage the remainder of my game.

‘If I’m not needfully capable to clasp my work games oregon dictate, I consciousness similar it seeps into the remainder of my game.’

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