Williams loses 0-2 to Radukanu… Retired after US Open tennis

Williams loses 0-2 to Radukanu… Retired following US Open tennis

Enter 2022.08.17 (13:34)

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Serena Williams (612th, USA), who is regarding to retire, was defeated by Emma Radukanu (13th, England), ‘Rising God’.

Williams played Radukanue 0-2 (4- 6 0-6).

The match was a match between Williams, who had dominated women’s tennis for over 20 years since the 1990s, and a newcomer, Radukanu, born in 2002, which drew a lot of attention from fans.

In particular, Williams plans to retire following the US Open, a major event that will open in New York on the 29th, and Radukanu is the winner of last year’s US Open. was highlighted

However, the match ended with a complete victory by Radukanu in just 1 hour and 5 minutes.

Williams had more sub-aces 7-5 and 19-14 attacks, but Radukanu had the upper hand in stability, including a double fault 4-0 and an error of 19-1.

Comparing their age, Williams, born in 1981, is 21 years older.

“I can’t believe I played Williams for the first time,” Radukanu said in an interview following the game.

The 1999 U.S. Open, where Williams first won a major, came before Radukanu was born.

Williams has since won 23 majors singles, up to the Australian Open in 2017, and hasn’t won a major since returning following giving birth to a daughter that year.

Williams’ next event is the US Open, which is likely to be the last of his active careers.

Radukanu will face another ‘mother player’, Victoria Azaranka (22nd, Belarus) in the second round. Azaranka was born in 1989 and is eight years younger than Williams.

Sister Venus Williams (1,500, USA), one year older than Williams, also lost 0-2 (5-7 1-6) to Karolina Pliskova (17th, Czech Republic) in the first round.

Osaka Naomi (39th, Japan) was eliminated by losing 0-2 (4-6, 5-7) to Shun Zhang (44th, China).

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