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Emma Raducanu suffered a disappointing first-round exit on the Stuttgart Begin, picking up impartial appropriate three games.as her opponent Jelena Ostapenko secured a dominant 6-2 6-1 victory.
Raducanu has struggled with a wrist enlighten in newest weeks, and modified into given a tough contrivance in Germany against the highly effective Ostapenko.
Ostapenko, who gained the French Begin support in 2017, is currently is ranked No. 21 in the area and a quarter-final appearance in the Australian Begin this yr demonstrated she continues to be a risk.
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Raducanu uncared for final week’s Billie Jean King Cup defeat for Mighty Britain against France, however the comfort appeared to possess finished diminutive to support her regardless of winning the match’s first game.
Ostapenko proceeded to win 16 points unanswered to toddle 4-1 up, forward of closing out the first space wioth ease.
In the second space, Raducanu gained the first six points, but modified into unable to ruin in the second regardless of a 30-0 lead.
Ostapenko’s skills helped her outdo Raducanu as she took every of her five ruin points on offer, and on the style to victory her momentum modified into such that she reeled off six consecutive games, requiring impartial appropriate under an hour to total her win.
Emma Raducanu of Mighty Britain seems unhappy during day four of the Porsche Tennis Tall Prix Stuttgart 2023 at Porsche Arena on April 18, 2023 in Stuttgart, Germany.
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“I think I performed if truth be told effectively and did now not give her many prospects,” acknowledged Ostapenko afterwards. “I knew of path she’s a wide participant and it might per chance well well well per chance be a tough match.
“I’m at all times consuming for a battle. It’s wide to be support in Stuttgart. It’s a terribly nice ambiance right here.”
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For Raducanu meanwhile, or now not it is support to the drawing board as she plots her subsequent toddle during the clay-court docket season.
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