Emma Raducanu was knocked out in the third round of the US Open as she lost in straight sets to a rampant Elena Rybakina on Friday.
The 2021 Flushing Meadows champion has teased a return to contention in recent months but was unable to tame the power of former Wimbledon champion Rybakina, who raced to a 6-1 6-2 win in little over an hour.
Rybakina will now advance to face either 2024 Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova or Italian seventh seed Jasmine Paolini.
It concludes another tournament in which there were yet more positive signs for Raducanu, who has impressed during the hard court season after seeing her progress marred by cruel injury setbacks in recent years.
In reaching the last 16 it marks a career-best performance at the US Open for Rybakina having never before made it beyond the third round.
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