Emma Raducanu

Serena Williams on Tuesday lost to Britain's Emma Raducanu in the opening round of the Western & Southern Open, a WTA 1000-level event in Mason, Ohio.

"Maybe the best word to describe what I'm up to is evolution. But I'm going to try." I've been thinking of this as a transition, but I want to be sensitive about how I use that word, which means something very specific and important to a community of people," Williams said in the article. And although she will try to win, Williams said in a Vogue article earlier this month that it's time for her to move "It was a true honor to share the court with her." "I think we all need to just honor Serena and her amazing career.

The retiring Serena Williams bowed out of the Western and Southern Open in her opening match with a grim performance against a spotless Emma Raducanu.

She will always be able to say that she stared down Serena Williams on-court and departed with a win. Williams packed her bags and left in a flash, her frustration clear for all to see. Everything she achieved is inspirational and it was a true honour to share the court with her.” I was just really trying to make the most out of every single point out there and give myself the best memories of when I played Serena once.” “You have to cherish the moment, and you’re going to have this memory for the rest of your career. It set the tone for a dire performance until the end as she once again struggled desperately to establish any timing on her groundstrokes and her significantly diminished movement meant she was a sitting duck whenever Raducanu took control.

There was a lot of hype and expectation leading up to Serena Williams' first match at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati.

If I were a guy, I wouldn’t be writing this because I’d be out there playing and winning while my wife was doing the physical labor of expanding our family.” “I think she expects herself to still play like she did. And yeah, it was a true honor to share the court with her.” I’m just so pleased that I was able to keep my composure.” John McEnroe and Rafael Nadal have already paid tribute to Williams, “The atmosphere tonight was amazing,” Raducanu said. “I don’t think it’s fair. “To be honest, I was nervous from the first point to the last point because I know what a champion she is. [she announced her impending retirement](https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamzagoria/2022/08/09/serena-williams-announces-her-upcoming-retirement-from-tennis/) last week, fans had been looking forward to a first-round matchup between Williams and defending U.S. 402 in the world. When the match finally came, the 19-year-old Raducanu was the better, quicker and stronger player, dispatching the 23-time Grand Slam champion, 6-4, 6-0 in 65 minutes in their first meeting. “I’m so grateful for the experience of being able to play her and for our careers to have crossed over and everything that she has achieved is so inspirational.

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"I hadn't played tennis in months, and I was just dreaming that one day I'm going to play on Ashe, and one day I'm going to be at that level and playing these great players myself. "I remember more recently when she was playing in the US Open and made the final in 2020. [skysports.com/tennis](http://www.skysports.com/tennis), our Twitter account [@skysportstennis](https://twitter.com/SkySportsTennis) & Sky Sports - on the go! "Each of those wins kind of build confidence regardless of the level you're playing, every single win counts. I was studying for my exams," she added. But of course this one more so, because you're playing like the greatest.

Williams, who last week indicated that she is planning to retire after this month's US Open, lost to Raducanu 6-4, 6-0.

The tournament lost another big name, Coco Gauff, when she retired from her match against qualifier Marie Bouzkova with a left ankle injury. Williams is a 23-time Grand Slam champion, most recently in 2017 at the Australian Open, when she was pregnant with daughter Olympia. The 40-year-old Williams said last week in a Vogue magazine essay and an Instagram post that her career was winding down, although she did not explicitly say the U.S.

Emma Raducanu, who made history winning the US Open, paid tribute to tennis icon Serena Williams after beating her on court.

At just 18, Emma started Wimbledon ranked 338th in the world before blowing spectators' minds by becoming the youngest British woman to make it to the Round of 16 during the competition's Open Era. Everything she has achieved is so inspirational, and it was a true to honor to share the court with her.” “I'm so grateful for the experience to have been able to play her and for our careers to have crossed over. [tennis](https://www.glamour.com/story/tenniscore-fashion-trend) star from the U.K. "We all need to just honor Serena and her amazing career," she told the crowds. has been making history like it's the easiest thing in the world.

EMMA RADUCANU defeated Serena Williams in a blockbuster Cincinnati first-round clash.

Despite earning one of the biggest victories of her career, the world No 13 was muted in her celebrations both during the match and after closing out the win, and she has now explained why she opted to keep things low-key. The 19-year-old earned one of the biggest scalps of her career as she bagelled the 23-time Major champion [for a 6-4 6-0 win in just 65 minutes](/sport/tennis/1656260/Emma-Raducanu-Serena-Williams-Cincinnati-US-Open-tennis-news-report) but was noticeably subdued in celebration despite finding arguably her best level since winning the US Open. Raducanu drew Williams in the most anticipated first-round match of this week’s Western & Southern Open, with the former world No 1 having recently announced her upcoming retirement.

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For Raducanu, the statement win over Williams arrived at the perfect time as she gears up to defend her US Open crown at Flushing Meadows. Her warm-up against Raducanu at the Cincinnati Open didn't go to plan as the Brit romped to victory in just over an hour. The Brit powered past her American opponent at the Cincinnati Open and won the second set 6-0, blitzing soon-to-retire Williams in rare fashion.

Serena Williams lost in straight sets to Emma Raducanu at the Western & Southern Open.

“I’m so grateful for the experience to be able to play her and for our careers to cross over. I have to focus on being a mom, my spiritual goals and finally discovering a different, but just [as] exciting Serena. Although she did not explicitly say when her tennis career will end, she said last week that “the countdown has begun” on her final appearances. [telling Vogue](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/08/11/serena-williams-goodbye-toronto/?itid=lk_inline_manual_5) that the remainder of her career can be measured in weeks, Williams lost, 6-2, 6-4, to Belinda Bencic on Aug. I keep saying to myself, I wish it could be easy for me, but it’s not. When it was over, Williams declined an on-court interview and quickly left the court after shaking Raducanu’s hand, heading into an uncertain couple of weeks leading up to the U.S.

Emma Raducanu followed up her win against Serena Williams with a 6-0, 6-2 thrashing of Victoria Azarenka in Cincinnati.

At 33 years old and with her stagnant ranking of 22, Azarenka is even further removed from her days as a top player than Williams, her run to the 2020 US Open final an anomaly in the six years since she was a top–10 player. She sprayed unforced errors and moved sluggishly, and finished the first set with just four winners to 16 errors in the first set alone. You know how difficult the wins are to come by,” she said. When Azarenka contested the US Open final in 2020, Raducanu was studying for her exams, dreaming of one day joining her on those stages. “I think I have tried a lot of things, and this year I think some matches, I have lost a lot of matches from leading situations and probably just played too tense,” she said. It became immediately clear that there would be no hangover as she broke Azarenka’s serve in the opening game and ran with the lead, hugging the baseline and robbing time from the Belarusian with her early ball-striking while offering few errors.

Emma Raducanu thrashed Victoria Azarenka for the loss of two games at the Cincinnati Open as the Briton looks in-form ahead of her US Open title defence.

Raducanu was looking composed in the face of her opponent's obvious difficulties, although it was hard to gauge how much of the remarkably one-sided match was down to her quality or the paucity of Azarenka's play. "I was playing a great match for sure. The Belarussian took a lengthy bathroom break at the end of the set but it was more one-way traffic when she re-emerged, with Raducanu's wide serve on the deuce side - as it had been against Williams - winning her a slew of free points. By the ninth game Azarenka had won just six points on serve in total, and it was painful viewing as a double fault saw the 33-year-old go 3-0 down in the second set. And Azarenka was broken every time she stepped up to the line, looking uncertain on her serve in the face of Raducanu's fearsome returning, with the 19-year-old sealing the opener 6-0 in just 27 minutes. Azarenka bellowed to herself that she just wanted to get "one ball in court" as a mistake-laden display - containing 16 unforced errors - gave her no chance against Raducanu's efficiency, especially on serve where the Brit won 16 points to her opponent's paltry five.

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"I had to stay really focused throughout and in the second set I could feel the important moments. Simona Halep was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to a right thigh injury. "I have been told it is most likely a really minor sprain, so everything should be healed soon." In contrast, Raducanu displayed a steely focus and outstanding concentration to keep her foot on the gas for two sets. "The things that I do are maybe more amplified because of my situation. There were a couple of turning points that could have made the second set really, really difficult...

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I didn’t let myself get too high or too low and that definitely helped.” The Belarusian, who was the champion of this tournament in 2020 when it was played on the site of the US Open, finally registered her first game at the 11th attempt when she held serve. Less than 16 hours after she dumped Serena Williams out of the Western and Southern Open with a 6-4 6-0 victory she was at it again with an even more dominant 6-0 6-2 win in just over an hour.

The 23-time Grand Slam champion is expected to retire after the upcoming US Open.

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"I was not executing the way I liked. I was pleased to get through without playing my best." "It came down to one or two points." I definitely had enough opportunities to win that match." It was great for me to be out there." "It was an honour to play Vika.

The 19-year-old Raducanu won the final seven games against Serena Williams on Tuesday and the first 10 against Azarenka.

“I just try to focus on collecting points. “I try not to think about the score,” Raducanu said. The 19-year-old Raducanu won the final seven games against Serena Williams on Tuesday and the first 10 against Azarenka.