British No. 1 battles form and injury issues in defense of US Open title
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In just over two weeks, Emma Radukhanu will begin her US Open title defense. Mail on Sunday.But last week, after she was "bullyed and lost by Russia's Lyudmila Samsonova" in the quarterfinals of the Washington City Open in Washington, her preparations were "too bad." I failed again." The 19-year-old lost her four set points in the first set and her performance was "disastrous" from then on. She was depressed by her 7-6, 6-1 loss.
This is an inauspicious start for Radukhanu, who has won only 11 of her 25 matches on her WTA tour so far this season. Jamie Johnson said in The Daily Telegraph: Over the last year, her pain in her ribs, injury to her leg, and shortness of breath have increased. In Washington, the blister on her right hand that plagued her at the Australian Open in January returned. Lost 7-6, 6-2 to Italy's Camila Giorgi. Her loss to defending champion Giorgi was the "latest blow" to Raducanu's preparations for the US Open, said the Press Association. The teenager "missed her chance to take the lead" in both sets and "she was sent off at 1 hour and 49 minutes after allowing a 2–0 lead in the second set".
Another problem with her is her lack of "coaching consistency," Johnson said in her Telegraph. She has hired and fired two coaches in the past year and is currently temporarily working with former Russian player Dmitry Tursunov, but Radukhanu says she doesn't feel pressured. she claims. She said: "I'm only 19. I'm a Slam champion, so no one is going to take it away from me. The pressure is on those who didn't do it." 47}
