Australian Open 2022: US Open champion Emma Raducanu bows out after shock defeat in 2nd round
India TodayUS Open champion Emma Raducanu suffered a shock exit in the 2nd round of women's singles at Australian Open 2022 on Thursday despite putting on a valiant show with an injured hand. Emma Raducanu has lost a completed Grand Slam match for the first time in her nascent career as the 19-year-old had won the US Open in 2021 after entering the main draw through the qualifiers. It was the second big upset of the day in women's singles after France's Alize Cornet knocked former Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza out of the Australian Open in the second round, upsetting the Spaniard 6-3, 6-3. Meanwhile, Fourth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas has advanced to the third round of the Australian Open with a 7-6, 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 win over Sebastian Baez in a match featuring two former junior world No.