WASHINGTON — Emma Raducanu handed No. 7 seed Marta Kostyuk her sixth consecutive loss Tuesday, defeating her 7-6 (4), 6-4 on the DC Open to extend a slide that now has lasted greater than two months.
This was the fifth match in a row the place Kostyuk exited within the first spherical; she additionally misplaced within the fourth spherical at Rome, beginning the present rut. She hasn’t gained a match since Might 11 in Rome.
The Forty sixth-ranked Raducanu, who gained the 2021 US Open, will face four-time main champion Naomi Osaka or Yulia Putintseva subsequent.
In males’s motion on the hard-court match, Cameron Norrie eradicated No. 2 seed Lorenzo Musetti 3-6, 6-2, 6-3.
The Italian hasn’t gained a match since he suffered an harm final month on the French Open and wanted to stop taking part in within the semifinals. Musetti misplaced within the first spherical at Wimbledon, a yr after reaching the semifinals there.
Holger Rune, who was seeded third in Washington, withdrew earlier than his match Tuesday due to a again harm.
Venus Williams was scheduled to play her first singles match in additional than a yr Tuesday night time towards Peyton Stearns. The 45-year-old Williams gained in doubles on the DC Open on Monday.
