LAST year’s US Open winner, Emma Raducanu is out of the 2022 edition after falling to Frenchwoman Alize Cornet in straight sets on day two of action. Cornet won with a few extra breaks to serve to advance through to the second round 6-3 6-3 in an hour and 42 minutes on Louis Armstrong Stadium. Having been a qualifier 12 months ago, Raducanu came in as reigning champion and 11th seed, but the 32-year-old Frenchwoman proved too consistent, securing the straight sets victory.
Cornet is certainly no slouch and the former 11th ranked player is once again closing in on a top 30 spot. She holds the record for the most consecutive Grand Slam main draw appearances in Open Era history with 63, with her longest individual tournament run coming in January when she reached the quarter finals of the Australian Open. Cornet said she was pleased with the way she played against the reigning champion and her composure under pressure.
“My game at the net was pretty good,” Cornet said post-match. “I did a lot of variation – I think that’s what worked tonight. “I think I’m handling my emotions better. “I guess I’m getting old – more mature. “It shows in my results. I’m 32 – better late than never.”
In the win over Raducanu, Cornet broke seven times and hit an identical amount of winners to her unforced errors (22), while her young opponent hit 15 winners for 31 unforced errors. There was still plenty to work on from the Frenchwoman’s perspective, producing nine unforced errors for only one ace, and winning 38 per cent of her second serve points. But breaking seven times from 10 chances and winning 88 per cent (14 of 16) of her net points, Cornet looked comfortable out there. She will take on Czech, Katerina Sinakova in the Round of 64.
In other results, all the major seeds advanced with Iga Swiatek, Paula Badosa, Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula all stamped tickets into the second round, while ninth seed Garbine Muguruza and 13th seed Belinda Bencic were other title contenders through to the Round of 64. Rising Chinese talent Qinwen Zheng took out 16th seed Jelena Ostapenko in three sets, while it was a mixed bag for the Kazakh fans. Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina fell to Clare Burel, while Yulia Putintseva defeated a sore Amanda Anisimova.
US OPEN WOMEN’S SINGLES RESULTS: ROUND OF 128
[1] Iga Swiatek (POL) defeated Jasmine Paolini (ITA) 6-3 6-0
[4] Paula Badosa (ESP) defeated Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 3-6 7-6 6-3
[6] Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) defeated Catherine Harrison (USA) 6-1 6-3
[8] Jessica Pegula (USA) defeated Viktorija Golubic (SUI) 6-2 6-2
[9] Garbine Muguruza (ESP) defeated Clara Tauson (DEN) 6-3 7-6
Alize Cornet (FRA) defeated [11] Emma Raducanu (GBR) 6-3 6-3
[13] Belinda Bencic (SUI) defeated Andrea Petkovic (GER) 6-2 4-6 6-4
Qinwen Zheng (CHN) defeated [16] Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 6-3 3-6 6-4
[19] Danielle Collins (USA) defeated Naomi Osaka (JPN)7-6 6-3
[21] Petra Kvitova (CZE) defeated Erika Andreeva (RUS) 7-6 6-0
[22] Karolina Pliskova (CZE) defeated Magda Linette (POL) 6-2 4-6 7-6
Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) defeated [24] Amanda Anisimova (USA) 6-3 6-3
Clara Burel (FRA) defeated [25] Elena Rybakina (KAZ) 6-4 6-4
[26] Victoria Azarenka (BLR) defeated Ashlyn Krueger (USA) 6-1 4-6 6-2
[28] Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) leads Payton Stearns (USA) 6-3 4-6 4-3 SUSP
Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) defeated [32] Elise Mertens (BEL) 3-6 6-2 6-3
Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) defeated Venus Williams (USA) 6-1 7-6
Sloane Stephens (USA) defeated Greet Minnen (BEL) 1-6 6-3 6-3
Jule Niemeier (GER) defeated Sofia Kenin (USA) 7-6 6-4
Marta Kostyuk (UKR) defeated Mayar Sherif (EGY) 7-6 6-4
Cristina Bucsa (ESP) defeated Kaja Juvan (SLO) 6-4 6-4
Marie Bouzkova (CZE) defeated Linda Noskova (CZE) 6-2 6-7 6-2
Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) defeated Xinyu Wang (CHN) 6-3 6-4
Yue Yuan (CHN) defeated Jaimee Fourlis (AUS) 6-3 6-2
Lauren Davis (USA) defeated Lucia Bronzetti (ITA) 4-6 7-6 5-4 RET
Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) defeated Bernarda Pera (USA) 6-4 6-4
Katerina Siniakova (CZE) defeated Taylor Townsend (USA) 6-4 4-6 6-2
Sorana Cirstea (ROU) defeated Laura Siegemund (GER) 6-4 6-4
Anastasia Potapova (RUS) defeated Claire Liu (USA) 6-1 6-4
Kaia Kanepi (EST) defeated Tereza Martincova (CZE) 7-6 6-3
Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) defeated Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA) 6-2 6-4
Petra Martic (CRO) defeated Varvara Gracheva (RUS) 6-4 7-6
Jodar and Stojsavljevic claim Junior US Open titles
IT will not be a typical Tuesday for Mika Stojsavljevic today, with the latest Junior US Open winner returning to Amherst School in Loughborough with an additional piece of silverware. The 15-year-old followed in the footsteps of Emma Raducanu by winning a Grand Slam title and returning to high school the next week, with the […]
Sinner salutes for second Grand Slam title
US OPEN champion Jannik Sinner is the toast of Italy after the world number one down top ranked American Taylor Fritz in Flushing Meadows overnight to claim his second Grand slam title. After breaking through for his maiden major at the Australian Open earlier in the year, Sinner overcame home crowd favouritism to win 6-3 […]
Sabalenka salutes for third major at US Open
WORLD number two Aryna Sabalenka is now a three-time Grand Slam winner after triumphing in the US Open final over the weekend. The Belarusian star has won the past two Australian Open titles, and now has a third hardcourt major to add to her collection, going one better than her US Open runner-up performance 12 […]
Five-star Fritz defeats Foe to reach US Open final
IN an epic come-from-behind victory, top seeded American Taylor Fritz was able to knock off his compatriot Frances Tiafoe and become the first United States Grand Slam finalist in 15 years. Not since Andy Roddick at Wimbledon in 2009 has a United States representative reached a Grand Slam final, and one has to go even […]
Mu-chova, Karoline as Pegula storms into US Open final
LOCAL hope Jessica Pegula has come from behind to take down Czech Karolina Muchova, denying her opponent a spot in the US Open final, and reaching her maiden Grand Slam decider in the process. The world number six was one point away from being 6-1 3-0 down and almost out of the US Open, but […]
Brit breakthrough: Draper downs Demon
BRITISH up-and-comer Jack Draper is playing some of the best tennis of his career, with the 22-year-old seemingly past his injury-riddled years and is now into a Grand Slam semi-final. The 25th seed proved too good for a sore Alex de Minaur, winning in straight sets to reach the final four of the US Open […]
Seventh heaven for Pegula at US Open
AFTER half a dozen losing Grand Slam quarter finals, American Jessica Pegula was finally able to reach the final four at a major, defeating world number one Iga Swiatek in front of home fans. In her best major quarter final to-date, Pegula made relatively surprising light work of the top ranked player, winning 6-2 6-4 […]
Fritz’s friend to turn Foe in US Open semi
IT has been 18 years since an American reached the US Open men’s singles final – and 21 years since the home nation lifted the trophy aloft – but that drought will be broken over the weekend. While the player who achieved both of the aforementioned feats Andy Roddick is now retired, one of Taylor […]
Déjà vu for sublime Sabalenka
THERE was a sense of déjà vu in the air when world number two Aryna Sabalenka completely dismantled quarter final opponent Qinwen Zheng at the US Open overnight. The second seed won 6-1 6-2 to reach the semi-finals only 12 months after sending Zheng – then a surprise quarter finalist – home with another comprehensive […]
