Australian Open 2023 results: Emma Raducanu loses to Coco Gauff in Melbourne

Raducanu and Gauff, who person go friends connected tour, shared a lukewarm clasp aft an entertaining match

British fig 1 Emma Raducanu is retired of the Australian Open aft losing successful consecutive sets to Coco Gauff successful a gripping second-round match.

The 20-year-old had battled an ankle wounded earlier the Melbourne major.

Defeat means Raducanu has not reached the 3rd circular of a Grand Slam since her stunning 2021 US Open win.

Teenager Gauff, who famously reached the Wimbledon past 16 arsenic a 15-year-old successful 2019, is among the favourites to triumph the rubric astatine Melbourne Park.

Aiming for her archetypal Grand Slam triumph, the 18-year-old volition look Chinese 29th effect Qinwen Zheng oregon chap American Bernarda Pera successful the 3rd circular connected Friday.

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Raducanu's exit means determination is nary British involvement near successful the women's singles, portion Cameron Norrie, Andy Murray and Dan Evans are inactive to play their second-round matches successful the men's draw.

Norrie, seeded 11th, is scheduled to play successful Wednesday's last lucifer connected Kia Arena, but it remains to beryllium seen if helium volition get accidental to instrumentality to the tribunal against French satellite fig 65 Constant Lestienne.

A backlog of matches inactive to beryllium played remains aft agelong rainfall delays successful Melbourne meant play connected the outdoor courts did not commencement until 5pm section clip (06:00 GMT).

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