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.
Thousands of fans had flocked to Cincinnati to watch the hotly anticipated clash between the 23-time major winner and the reigning US Open champion. Williams ...
I think her affection for Serena was genuine and she deserved to win as she played exceptionally well.” It was a true honour to share the court with her.” Serena 0-2 since announcing her retirement. They don’t need to make her cry on camera again! “It was a little bit sad Serena’s reaction after the game. Another put: “I don’t blame her honestly!
Emma Raducanu continues her trial basis with coach Dmitry Tursunov this week as she wants to give herself more time before she makes the final decision.
Raducanu is currently the 13th-ranked player in the world with 2,742 points. Emma Raducanu continues her trial basis with coach Dmitry Tursunov this week as she wants to give herself more time before she makes the final decision. This week in Cincinnati, Raducanu is again joined by Tursunov.
Emma Raducanu, who made history winning the US Open, paid tribute to tennis icon Serena Williams after beating her on court.
At just 18, Emma started Wimbledon ranked 338th in the world before blowing spectators' minds by becoming the youngest British woman to make it to the Round of 16 during the competition's Open Era. Everything she has achieved is so inspirational, and it was a true to honor to share the court with her.” “I'm so grateful for the experience to have been able to play her and for our careers to have crossed over. [tennis](https://www.glamour.com/story/tenniscore-fashion-trend) star from the U.K. "We all need to just honor Serena and her amazing career," she told the crowds. has been making history like it's the easiest thing in the world.
Emma Raducanu downed Victoria Azarenka in her most dominant performance of the year to date to reach the last 16 of the Cincinnati Masters.
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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...
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.
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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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.
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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 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.
Emma Raducanus straight-sets victory over Serena Williams sets up a second-round match with another WTA Tour veteran in Victoria Azarenka, who overcame Kaia ...
"I hadn't played tennis in months, and I was just dreaming that one day I'm going to play on Ashe, and one day I'm going to be at that level and playing these great players myself. "I remember more recently when she was playing in the US Open and made the final in 2020. [skysports.com/tennis](http://www.skysports.com/tennis), our Twitter account [@skysportstennis](https://twitter.com/SkySportsTennis) & Sky Sports - on the go! "Each of those wins kind of build confidence regardless of the level you're playing, every single win counts. I was studying for my exams," she added. But of course this one more so, because you're playing like the greatest.
Emma Raducanu thrashed Victoria Azarenka for the loss of two games at the Cincinnati Open as the Briton looks in-form ahead of her US Open title defence.
"I was playing a great match for sure. US Open ‘The era of Emma’ - Corretja expects Raducanu to thrive after US Open Raducanu was looking composed in the face of her opponent's obvious difficulties, although it was hard to gauge how much of the remarkably one-sided match was down to her quality or the paucity of Azarenka's play. And Azarenka was broken every time she stepped up to the line, looking uncertain on her serve in the face of Raducanu's fearsome returning, with the 19-year-old sealing the opener 6-0 in just 27 minutes. Serena to face Kovinic in US Open first round, Raducanu to take on Cornet
Greg Rusedski wants to see Emma Raducanu stick with coach Dmitry Tursunov for a "long period of time" after seeing plenty of improvements in the Brit's game ...
"I thought her tactics were good, standing a little further back on the return of serve to buy herself some more time. He's the latest in a long line of coaches Raducanu has trialled in her short time on the WTA Tour. Raducanu announced last month that she had started working with former top-20 player Tursunov in the build-up to the US Open.
The 19-year-old also thrashed Serena Williams in the previous round and will face seventh seed Jennifer Pegula next.
I didn’t let myself get too high or too low and that definitely helped.” [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. By clicking ‘Register’ you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our “In the second set I could feel the important moments and a couple of turning points that could have made the second set really difficult. [Serena Williams out of the Western and Southern Open](/sport/tennis/emma-raducanu-serena-williams-cincinnati-us-open-b2146513.html) 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.
The 19-year-old Raducanu won the final seven games against Serena Williams on Tuesday and the first 10 against Azarenka.
“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.