Following an intense battle with Paula Badosa of Spain, Emma Raducanu was defeated.
Paula Badosa defeated Emma Raducanu after the Romanian player blew a golden opportunity to advance to the Citi Open semifinals in Washington. In the decisive set, the 21-year-old lost 4-6 7-5 6-4 and was left cursing his missed opportunities.
Raducanu declined to compete in the Olympics in Paris in favor of playing in America.
And her snub had appeared to be paying off after she beat Elise Mertens and Peyton Stearns to make the last-eight.
And the British No.3 continued her good form in the early stages against Badosa, taking the first set. But at 5-5 in the second, her Spanish opponent upped the ante to break serve when it mattered and level the match.
Raducanu was them seemingly in control in the third though, breaking to go 3-2 up and set to consolidate that when she led 40-0. However, she somehow contrived to lose the game, and then was later broken again in her next service game to find herself 3-5 down and on the brink of defeat.
Still, the drama wasn’t done there, as Raducanu saved a match point before taking the next two to hit back. At that point, the momentum seemed back with the 2021 US Open champion, as she served to square matters.
