Alize Cornet beats Emma Raducanu: US Open tennis 2022 – as it happened
by Tom Lutz in New York from US news | The Guardian on (#6330G)
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First set: Raducanu 1-2 Cornet* (* denotes server)
Over on Arthur Ashe, Australia's Rinky Hijikata has broken Rafa Nadal in the first set and leads 4-3. We'll keep an eye on that one for you... Meanwhile, Cornet sends down her third double-fault of the match to make it 30-30. Both players are gifting their opponent points at the moment and they both look tight and stiff. Raducanu can't get to a drop shot and Cornet holds.
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