Emma Raducanu beaten in French Open first round after suffering nightmare opening set

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Emma Raducanu has been beaten in the first round of the French Open after suffering a nightmare opening set.The British number one lost 6-0, 7-6 (4) to Argentina's Solana Sierra, in a contest to forget for the 23-year-old.Raducanu had chosen to compete in the closing stages of the clay-court season after spending two-and-a-half months sidelined by a post-viral illness.Having competed at Roland Garros on two previous occasions, the 23-year-old had always advanced beyond the opening round until today's setback.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The opening set proved catastrophic for Raducanu, who lost it in merely 25 minutes without winning a single game.Her statistics painted a bleak picture: zero winners against 15 unforced errors as she scattered shots across court 13.Coach Andrew Richardson, who guided her to US Open glory and recently reunited with the Briton, could do little to stop the onslaught.Facing what threatened to become one of her most humiliating defeats when trailing...

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