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<item> <title>Raducanuâs latest bitter loss offers a reminder of tennisâs exacting standards</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/28/raducanus-latest-bitter-loss-offers-a-reminder-of-tenniss-exacting-standards</link> <description><p>The 21-year-oldâs decision to dodge four weeks of hard court events left her ill prepared for a typically tough encounter</p><p>Late on Tuesday night in Arthur Ashe stadium, Emma Raducanu wiped away tears as she digested another bitter loss in the first round of the US Open. Her tight, frantic three-set defeat against Sofia Kenin, at the tournament that yielded her career-defining victory three years ago, was even more painful given how tight the encounter had been.</p><p>While Kenin, the 2020 Australian Open champion, had been in poor form coming into the final grand slam tournament of the year, she rose to the occasion of facing a distinguished opponent and played a fantastic match.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/28/raducanus-latest-bitter-loss-offers-a-reminder-of-tenniss-exacting-standards">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/us-open-tennis-2024">US Open Tennis 2024</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/emma-raducanu">Emma Raducanu</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/usopentennis">US Open tennis</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/tennis">Tennis</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/us-sport">US sports</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/sport">Sport</category> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 18:57:47 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/28/raducanus-latest-bitter-loss-offers-a-reminder-of-tenniss-exacting-standards</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/08038f8de82dc6f22331af2701f992de5383269a/0_107_4700_2821/master/4700.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=e68d31951d363381fecc0c887c64b94b"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Robert Prange/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/08038f8de82dc6f22331af2701f992de5383269a/0_107_4700_2821/master/4700.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=dc6acc10d9e6bf3378a7af4a97364e8a"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Robert Prange/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Tumaini Carayol at Flushing Meadows</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-08-28T18:57:47Z</dc:date> </item>
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