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US Open 2025 Women’s Day 6
Former champion Emma Raducanu hit the wall with her recent run of form as the Briton lost 6-1, 6-2 on Friday to fellow Grand Slam winner Elena Rybakina to exit the US Open third round.
Raducanu lost serve four times in a 63-minute defeat to exit the event she won in 2021, the year before Rybakina lifted All England Club honours. She suffered a 15th loss against top 10 opponents, winning just three of 18,
Rybakina advanced to the round of 16 with 23 winners to reach her best showing at the Flushing Meadows venue.
“It’s always not easy to play against Emma. I knew that I had to play very aggressive,” the winner said. “I think I did pretty well, so happy.
“The deeper you go in the tournament, the tougher opponents get. Physically also I’ve been feeling well. So yeah, pretty happy with the way the tournament’s going so far.”
The Kazakh has yet to face a break point as she heads into the second week of the season’s final major.
“I found it very difficult to get any sort of rhythm in the match,” Raducanu said. “When I did have a ball, it was hard for me to all of a sudden hit a quality shot.
“It was just hard to really capitalise on the few moments that I had. But credit to her. She played a very good match.”
The Brit added: “I’ve just got to do my best in the next few months until Australia to just keep working to try and close the gap (with the elite players).
“Depending on the day, depending on how we match up, I think I’m getting better overall.
“I’m improving for sure in the last few months. So I just need to keep
consistent and put this one behind.”
Last year’s finalist Jessica Pegula advanced past two-time Grand Slam champion Victoria Azarenka, with a 6-1, 7-5 scoreline, reaching the second week of a major for the 10th time in her career.
The American ended with 23 winners, including five aces, advancing in 96 minutes.
“I thought I moved really well. I thought I scrambled really well,” Pegula said. “I really wanted to make the match physical.
“We train together a lot in Florida, so we know each other’s games so well.
“We’ve played a lot. I could tell she was struggling a little bit physically, so I wanted to keep her moving, keep going after my shots and playing aggressively.”
The 31-year-old fourth seed from a billionaire sports team-owning family won the first 10 points of the match before Azarenka settled in but never really got comfortable in her 18th New York appearance.
The 36-year-old former No. 1 has played three finals here, losing to Serena Williams in 2012 and 2013, and Naomi Osaka in 2020.
Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova beat two-time Grand Slam runner-up Jasmine Paolini 7-6 (4), 6-1.
It was the Czech’s first defeat of a top 10 opponent since 2023, not helped by a series of shoulder injuries since winning Wimbledon two years ago.
Main photo:- Emma Raducanu lost to Elena Rybakina in straight sets – by Mark Greenwood/Grandslamtennis
Alexander Zverev on Thursday made a long-sought after return to the Shanghai Masters semi-finals, booking his first final four at the event since 2019, defeating Alex de Minaur 6-4, 6-4.
The 2027 year-end No. 1 last got this far as the Covid pandemic began to surface in China in 2019. The event was not played 2020-2022, with the German making modest progress here over the past three editions since resumption.
After winning his 62nd match of the season, the 29-year-old was pleased with his performance.
“I think it was a huge step up. From just being on the court I felt both of us were playing really well.
“I was, a lot of the time, outhitting Alex, which is difficult to do from the baseline because he is so fast and he loves this kind of court speed here.
“I felt good and I’m happy with the step up from the past couple of matches.”
Zverev advanced in 78 minutes, sending over 10 aces as he defeated the Australian for the ninth time in their 13 matches.
Added the reigning Roland Garros and Flushing Meadows Grand Slam champion: “I’ve been handling pressure quite okay this year. In a way you play a bit more relaxed.
“Once Jannik (SInner) unfortunately announced he won’t play for the rest of the year, I’m 4,000 points ahead of everyone else, so I trust myself enough that I’m going to win [enough matches].
Zverev will play for the final to wrap up the Asian swing as he takes on Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, who advanced when Arthur Gea quit their quarter-final with injury.
Alexander Zverev will claim world year-end No. 1 honours for the first time on the back of two Grand Slam titles and a final this season.,
The ATP confirmed the changing of the guard as current No. 1 Jannik Sinner ended his season early last week due to a knee injury which has kept him off court since winning Wimbledon three months ago.
Zverev won Roland Garros and US Open trophies and lost to Sinner in the All England Club final.
His reign at the top will begin after the ATP Final in Turin with the ranking period starting on November 23.
Zverev will be 29 years, 217 days old on the date, three days older than Andre Agassi in 1999 (29 years, 214 days).
Main photo:- Alexander Zverev by ISF Ltd
The protagonists from the just-completed China Open will give the WTA Wuhan event a miss, with both Zheng Qinwen and finalist Mirra Andreeva skipping the key Asian date.
Beijing weekend champion Zheng who thrilled a nation with her home title victory, is claiming a right shoulder injury which Andreeva feels “fatigue.”
“I’m very sorry to share that I will be withdrawing from this year’s Wuhan Open,” Zheng said in a statement. “Wuhan is where my tennis dream began, and the Wuhan Open is also where I made my breakthrough at the WTA 1000 level.
“I have always looked forward to competing in front of my hometown fans.
“Since returning from injury, however, I have played a demanding stretch of tennis over the past month and a half, competing at the US Open, the Billie Jean King Cup, and the China Open.
“My body is feeling very fatigued after this intense run of matches. I look forward to returning to the Wuhan Open next year and stepping onto the court in my best possible form!”
Andreeva’s Beijing performance has lifted the teenager into the ranking top 3 for the first time and gives her a shot at the world No. 1 ranking by season’s end next month.
Main photo :-Zheng Quinwen by ISF Ltd
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