| Venue: Flushing Meadows, New York Date: 29 August-11 September |
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British primary Emma Raducanu says “utilizing the constructive vitality from the place” is one of the simplest ways to method the defence of her US Open title.
Raducanu, 19, shocked the world final yr by successful the New York main as a beforehand unknown qualifier.
Seeded eleventh now, she begins in opposition to France’s Alize Cornet in Tuesday’s evening session (00:00 BST, Wednesday).
“You are simply ranging from scratch. I have to discard any pressures there are from the skin,” she mentioned.
“You face the individual in entrance of you and I do know folks will wish to beat me. However I’ve obtained to remain on it and keep tremendous centered.”
Raducanu is one in all three Britons taking part in on Tuesday, with seventh seed Cameron Norrie and twentieth seed Dan Evans beginning their bids for the lads’s singles.
Norrie, who’s seeking to observe up his run to the Wimbledon semi-finals, faces unpredictable Frenchman Benoit Paire at 16:00 BST, whereas Evans performs Czech Jiri Vesely at about 18:00 BST.
The trio are aiming to hitch Andy Murray, Harriet Dart and Jack Draper in reaching the second following their wins on Monday.
Discussing his targets in New York, world quantity 9 Norrie mentioned: “Simply the identical purpose, to attempt to make the second week once more after which go from there.”
| Arthur Ashe Stadium | Louis Armstrong Stadium: |
| Day session from 17:00 BST | Day session from 16:00 BST |
| Sebastian Baez (Arg) v Carlos Alcaraz (Spa) | Iga Swiatek (Pol) [1] v Jasmine Paolini (Ita) |
| Alison van Uytvanck (Bel) v Venus Williams (US) | Greet Minnen (Bel) v Sloane Stephens (US) |
| Daniel Altmaier (Ger) v Jannik Sinner (Ita) [11] | |
| Evening session from 00:00 BST, Wed | Evening session from 00:00 BST, Wed |
| Rinky Hijikata (Aus) v Rafael Nadal (Spa) [2] | Emma Raducanu (GB) [11] v Alize Cornet (Fra) |
| Naomi Osaka (Jpn) v Danielle Collins (US) [19] | Diego Schwartzman (Arg) [11] v Jack Sock (US) |
Powerful first yr on tour
Raducanu, as she anticipated and as most younger gamers do, has discovered the step as much as taking part in full-time on the WTA Tour a demanding expertise.
Having seen her momentum frequently disrupted, {the teenager} has been unable to string collectively constant outcomes and has win-loss report of 13-15 this season.
Extra issues about her health got here at Flushing Meadows on Friday, though she insisted a wrist downside was not critical and appeared in a lot better form when she practised in opposition to Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina on Saturday.
“I believe you guys are pondering most likely extra about stress and rating than me,” Raducanu informed the media in a information convention earlier than the match began.
“I believe defending a title is simply one thing that the press makes up. I am simply taking it one match at a time.”
Going into the summer season of 2021, few outdoors British tennis circles had heard of Raducanu. By the top of the US Open in September, she was a nationwide famous person and recognized across the globe.
Profitable the title as an 18-year-old qualifier was a staggering achievement, one which had by no means been performed earlier than at any of tennis’ 4 majors.
This week, she has returned to Flushing Meadows for the primary time and mentioned it felt “wonderful” to be again.
“I’ve quite a lot of reminiscences, for certain. Probably the most important one was strolling into the grounds right this moment and seeing my title printed on the wall of previous champions. It’s there eternally and no person will take it off me,” mentioned Raducanu.
“I keep in mind when it went up and I took a photograph with it, so it’s very nice to see that there and it jogs my memory of what I achieved.”
