Sawt Falasteen - Raducanu rolled in Montreal first round

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Raducanu rolled in Montreal first round / Photo: Vaughn Ridley - GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP

Raducanu rolled in Montreal first round

SPORTS 09.08.2022

Reigning US Open champion Emma Raducanu on Britain exited on Tuesday in the first round of the WTA Toronto Masters, losing 7-6 (7/0), 6-2 to Italy's Camila Giorgi.

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Defending WTA Canadian champion Giorgi won a combative first set and ran away with the second against the 19-year-old Englishwoman, whose title defence begins in less than three weeks in New York.

Giorgi needed just over an hour and three-quarters to advance to the second round over the ninth seed who broke into the ranking top 10 less than a month ago.

Raducanu had to hold on in a wild opening set, where serve was broken in six of the dozen games played.

The Briton saved a set point in the 12th game to bring on a tiebreaker, but collapsed to lose seven straight points as Giorgi took the set after 71 minutes.

Raducanu was broken three times in the second set as Giorgi finished off her victory.

Z.AlNajjar--SF-PST

Sawt Falasteen - Raducanu rolled in Montreal first round

Raducanu rolled in Montreal first round

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