(ANSA-AFP) – MELBOURNE, 20 JAN – Emma Raducanu, world number 18 and surprise winner of the last US Open in tennis, was eliminated in the second round of the Australian Open, in Melbourne. The British was beaten by the Montenegrin Danka Kovinic, number 98 of the WTA rankings, by 6-4, 4-6, 6-3. Kovinic will now face Romanian Simona Halep, number 15 in the world rankings, or Brazilian Beatriz Haddad (83), in an attempt to qualify for the second round of the Grand Slam.
In the men’s field, world number 2 and tournament favorite, Daniil Medvedev beat Nick Kyrgios (115) 7-6 (7-1), 6-4, 4-6, 6-2. The Australian who is recovering from an athletic point of view after Covid, and who has played very little since the start of the pandemic in 2020, has only managed to snatch one set, but the Russian has appeared clearly superior. In the third round, the finalist of the 2021 edition in Australia will face the Dutch Botic Van de Zandschulp (57).
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