Alize Cornet Upsets Us Open Champion Emma Raducanu

The reigning US Open women’s champion fell to Alize Cornet, 6-3, 6-3, on Tuesday. Cornet, 32, powered past the 19-year-old Briton to advance to the second round of the tournament. She will next face Katerina Siniakova. “Sorry guys. I know you really like Emma,” Cornet told the crowd at Louis Armstrong Stadium. “He’s a great player and a great person.” Raducanu outplayed Cornet while also dealing with blisters on her right hand, the same hand she holds her racket with. He needed a medical timeout after the first set. With the loss, Raducanu became the third woman in the professional era to lose in the first round a year after winning the Open. Svetlana Kuznetsova, who won it in 2004, and 2016 winner Angelique Kerber also had shorter championship defenses. The teenage sensation didn’t come into the US Open putting much stock in her status as the reigning champion. Alize Cornet is in the second round of the US Open.Getty Images “I think defending a title is something that the press makes up,” he said before the tournament. Since her big win, Raducanu is 15-19, losing in the second round of her first three majors of the year. For Cornet, who entered Flushing as the 40th seed, the night marked her record 63rd straight Grand Slam appearance — though she must hope that goes one better than her previous 62. She has reached the quarterfinals once, in this Australian Open of the year. Emma Raducanu, the winner of the 2021 US Open, crashed out in the first round of this year’s tournament.Getty Images “I’m managing my emotions better,” he said after the win. “I guess I’m getting old. mature. … It’s good because I’m 32. I guess better late than never.”

title: “Alize Cornet Upsets Us Open Champion Emma Raducanu Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-02” author: “Robert Stevenson”

The reigning US Open women’s champion fell to Alize Cornet, 6-3, 6-3, on Tuesday. Cornet, 32, powered past the 19-year-old Briton to advance to the second round of the tournament. She will next face Katerina Siniakova. “Sorry guys. I know you really like Emma,” Cornet told the crowd at Louis Armstrong Stadium. “He’s a great player and a great person.” Raducanu outplayed Cornet while also dealing with blisters on her right hand, the same hand she holds her racket with. He needed a medical timeout after the first set. With the loss, Raducanu became the third woman in the professional era to lose in the first round a year after winning the Open. Svetlana Kuznetsova, who won it in 2004, and 2016 winner Angelique Kerber also had shorter championship defenses. The teenage sensation didn’t come into the US Open putting much stock in her status as the reigning champion. Alize Cornet is in the second round of the US Open.Getty Images “I think defending a title is something that the press makes up,” he said before the tournament. Since her big win, Raducanu is 15-19, losing in the second round of her first three majors of the year. For Cornet, who entered Flushing as the 40th seed, the night marked her record 63rd straight Grand Slam appearance — though she must hope that goes one better than her previous 62. She has reached the quarterfinals once, in this Australian Open of the year. Emma Raducanu, the winner of the 2021 US Open, crashed out in the first round of this year’s tournament.Getty Images “I’m managing my emotions better,” he said after the win. “I guess I’m getting old. mature. … It’s good because I’m 32. I guess better late than never.”

title: “Alize Cornet Upsets Us Open Champion Emma Raducanu Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-07” author: “Rosemary Erlebach”

The reigning US Open women’s champion fell to Alize Cornet, 6-3, 6-3, on Tuesday. Cornet, 32, powered past the 19-year-old Briton to advance to the second round of the tournament. She will next face Katerina Siniakova. “Sorry guys. I know you really like Emma,” Cornet told the crowd at Louis Armstrong Stadium. “He’s a great player and a great person.” Raducanu outplayed Cornet while also dealing with blisters on her right hand, the same hand she holds her racket with. He needed a medical timeout after the first set. With the loss, Raducanu became the third woman in the professional era to lose in the first round a year after winning the Open. Svetlana Kuznetsova, who won it in 2004, and 2016 winner Angelique Kerber also had shorter championship defenses. The teenage sensation didn’t come into the US Open putting much stock in her status as the reigning champion. Alize Cornet is in the second round of the US Open.Getty Images “I think defending a title is something that the press makes up,” he said before the tournament. Since her big win, Raducanu is 15-19, losing in the second round of her first three majors of the year. For Cornet, who entered Flushing as the 40th seed, the night marked her record 63rd straight Grand Slam appearance — though she must hope that goes one better than her previous 62. She has reached the quarterfinals once, in this Australian Open of the year. Emma Raducanu, the winner of the 2021 US Open, crashed out in the first round of this year’s tournament.Getty Images “I’m managing my emotions better,” he said after the win. “I guess I’m getting old. mature. … It’s good because I’m 32. I guess better late than never.”

title: “Alize Cornet Upsets Us Open Champion Emma Raducanu Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-08” author: “Toshiko Saucedo”

The reigning US Open women’s champion fell to Alize Cornet, 6-3, 6-3, on Tuesday. Cornet, 32, powered past the 19-year-old Briton to advance to the second round of the tournament. She will next face Katerina Siniakova. “Sorry guys. I know you really like Emma,” Cornet told the crowd at Louis Armstrong Stadium. “He’s a great player and a great person.” Raducanu outplayed Cornet while also dealing with blisters on her right hand, the same hand she holds her racket with. He needed a medical timeout after the first set. With the loss, Raducanu became the third woman in the professional era to lose in the first round a year after winning the Open. Svetlana Kuznetsova, who won it in 2004, and 2016 winner Angelique Kerber also had shorter championship defenses. The teenage sensation didn’t come into the US Open putting much stock in her status as the reigning champion. Alize Cornet is in the second round of the US Open.Getty Images “I think defending a title is something that the press makes up,” he said before the tournament. Since her big win, Raducanu is 15-19, losing in the second round of her first three majors of the year. For Cornet, who entered Flushing as the 40th seed, the night marked her record 63rd straight Grand Slam appearance — though she must hope that goes one better than her previous 62. She has reached the quarterfinals once, in this Australian Open of the year. Emma Raducanu, the winner of the 2021 US Open, crashed out in the first round of this year’s tournament.Getty Images “I’m managing my emotions better,” he said after the win. “I guess I’m getting old. mature. … It’s good because I’m 32. I guess better late than never.”