Raducanu and Rybakina eliminated at US Open Tennis; Nadal turns to advance

Posted On: August 31, 2022

The surprises of the US Open of Tennis, which is held in New York, were limited on Tuesday (30) to the women’s group.

Champion in 2021, the Briton Emma Raducanu, seeded 11, was eliminated on her debut by the French Alize Cornet by 2-0 (6-3 and 6-3). As a result, she should leave the top 80.

This year’s Wimbledon champion, Kazakh Elena Rybakina, was eventually beaten by French qualifier Clara Burel 2-0, with a 6/4 brace.

Among the top 10, all advanced. The seeded 1, the Polish Iga Swiatek, beat Jasmine Paolini (ITA) by 2-0 (6/3 and 6/0). The 4th seed, the Spaniard Paula Badosa (ESP), edged the Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko by 2-1 (3/6 7/6 (7/4) and 6/3), the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, 6th seed, beat American Catherine Harrison 2-0 (6/1 and 6/3).

8-seeded American Jessica Pegula beat Switzerland’s Viktorija Golubic 2-0 (6/2 and 6/2) and 9-seeded Spain’s Garbiñe Muguruza won 2-0 against the Danish Clara Tauson, with 6/3 and 7/6 (7/5).

This Wednesday (31), Bia Haddad will face the Canadian Bianca Andreescu, around 10 p.m.

Nadal faces tough game, but wins

The seeded 2, the Spaniard Rafael Nadal, struggled a little to beat the Australian Rinky Hijikata by 3-1, with partials of 4/6 6/2 6/3 and 6/3.

Among the other top 10, all won. Carlos Alcaraz (ESP), seeded 3, got the better of Argentina’s Sebastian Baez, who retired in the third set. Briton Cameron Norrie, seeded 7, scored 3-0 against Frenchman Benoit Paire (6/0 7/6 (7/1) and 6/0).

Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz, seeded 8, beat Germany’s Oscar Otte 3-0 (6/4 6/2 and 6/4), while Russia’s Andrey Rublev beat Serbian Laslo Djere 3-2 7/6 (7/5) 6/3 3/6 4/6 and 6/4.

Thiago Monteiro returns to the courts this Wednesday against the Russian Karen Khachanov, around 6 p.m.

Photo: REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

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