Roland Garros Paris French Open 2022 Day 4 26052022 Emma Raducanu (GBR) loses second round match Photo Roger Parker International Sports Fotos Ltd
Aliaksandra Sasnovich sent Brit Emma Raducanu packing 3-6, 6-1, 6-1, in the French Open second round on Wednesday with a repeat victory over the US Open champion.
Sasnovich had defeated Raducanu in the Londoner’s first match after winning the Open last September, defeating her in the autumn edition of the Indian Wells Masters.
Raducanu came to Roland Garros to play a main draw at a major for only the fourth time in her career.
Sasnovich set a personal best here by reaching the third round for the first time.
“I’m very content with this win, it was a tough match,” the winner said.
“After the first set, I didn’t think I could win. But I started to play more aggressively, mentally I was ready for a comeback.
“I had COVID a few months ago and was not able to prepare well for the clay season.”
The final set turned on a marathon 13-minute third game, which Sasnovich held after saving five break points for a 2-1 lead.
Raducanu, whose serve was broken five times, exited from her opponent’s winner down the line after just over two hours.
Jack Draper will crack the ATP top 10 for the first time after the Brit defeated two-time…
Iga Swiatek switched to warp speed after rain delayed her fourth-round match by an hour,…
Two-time champion Carlos Alcaraz ran his hot streak at the Indian Wells Masters to 14…
Aryna Sabalenka spent just an hour and a quarter in dispatching Italian Lucia Bronzetti 6-1,…
Coco Gauff wasted five match points while double-faulting four times in the final game but managed…
Jack Draper used the confidence earned just weeks ago in Australia to power past Jensen Brooksby…