Emma Raducanu’s beautiful run in the Cincinnati Open has come to an end after she was beaten by seventh seed Jessica Pegula who proved very strong in class for the British number one.
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| Emma Raducanu of Great Britain talks to the media following her defeat to seventh seed Jessica Pegula of the United States in the Western and Southern Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio. Photo: Robert Prange/Getty Images |
The 19-year old Briton who defeated Serena Williams and then went ahead to knock out former world number one Victoria Azarenka, fell 7-5, 6-4 to Pegula in the last 16.
She will move her focus to defending her crown at the US Open, which begins on 29 August in New York City.
Raducanu, after her fall to Pegula, said, the time she spent in Cincinnati had shown that making mistakes is not necessarily a step backwards.
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| Emma Raducanu of Great Britain reacts frustrated while playing against seventh seed Jessica Pegula of the United States in the Western and Southern Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio. Photo: Robert Prange/Getty Images |
“In the past year it’s one of the few tournaments that I have started going for my shots more.
“This week I was like, ‘look, I’m just going to try, I don’t care if I make errors, it’s fine, I’m just going to overhit if anything’.
“I’m pretty proud of how I did this week, it’s a great step to move forward.”
