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Emma Raducanu began her accumulation to US Open next month with an impressive straight sets on the seventh seeded Marta Kostyuk at Mubadala Citi Open in Washington.
Playing his first game in single since the stretch of the world n ° 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the third round of Wimbledon, Raducanu held the Ukrainian world n ° 27 to go through an exhausting meeting 7-6 (4) 6-4.
The two players had trouble serving in an opening set of 71 minutes, exchanging the first breaks before inevitably anticipation of an equality break that Raducanu won despite the sacrifice initially a 4-0 lead.
The British No. 3, which made a rare appearance in doubles alongside Elena Rybakina earlier this week, looked at the couple of the couple in difficult conditions and cemented their superiority by breaking up on the way to establish a 3-0 advance in the second set.
Kostyuk, who arrived in Washington after losing five single games in a row, withdrawing in May, rallied just when everything seemed lost, breaking Raducanu when he returned to parity at 4-4.
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Having forced Kostyuk to serve to stay in the match, the Ukrainian gave Raducanu two match points with a double fault, and the Briton seized his second chance to reserve his place in the second round.
“Very good victory,” said Raducanu in his interview on the field. “Playing Marta in the first round is extremely difficult and we have always had difficult matches.
“I am satisfied with the way I fought the first set and in the second, I stayed hard when I needed it.”
Cameron Norrie won a notable victory on the second seeded and No. 7 Lorenzo Musetti to reserve his place in the last 16.
Norrie, the world’s n ° 41, retaliated with the loss of the opening set to triumph 3-6 6-2 6-3 and mark his first victory over a player of 10 best dishes since he reached the quarter-finals in Indian Wells in 2023.
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Venus Williams made a winning return to sport in the Mobadala Citi DC open when she and Hailey Baptiste were progressing in the female double.
What is the opening calendar of Mubadala Citi DC?
Qualification: Saturday July 19 and Sunday July 20
Main deprivation: Monday July 21-Samedi, July 26
Simple finals: Sunday July 27
Who won the latest editions of Mubadala Citi DC Open in 2024?
Sebastian Korda beat Flavio Cobolli in last year’s final, winning 4-6 6-2 6-0. With victory, he became the first American to win the Washington crown from Andy Roddick in 2007. He also equaled his father, Petr Korda, who won the DC title in 1992.
Paula Badosa won the female title. However, the world n ° 10 will not be back to defend its 2024 crown after having retired earlier this week due to a back injury.
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