Emma Raducanu loses to qualifier Wang Xinyu

Linz (Austria), November 10

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Chinese qualifier Wang Xinyu upset US Open champion Emma Raducanu 6-1 6-7 (0) 7-5 in the second round of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz. The 18-year-old Briton, who was the top seed at a WTA event for the first time, held serve in the opening game but lost the next six, while winning just two points on the 106th-ranked Wang’s serve.

Raducanu lost a 4-2 lead in the second set but won it in the tiebreaker. She took a medical timeout before saving two match points on Wang’s serve at 5-4 in the third but the qualifier broke Raducanu again and closed out the win in her next service game.

Wang next plays Alison Riske. The eighth-seeded American defeated Alize Cornet 6-4 6-4. Second-seeded Simona Halep beat Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus 7-5 6-3 to set up a quarterfinal against Jasmine Paolini of Italy, and third-seeded Danielle Collins of the United States eased past Greet Minnen of Belgium 6-1 6-2.

Murray wins in Sweden

Stockholm: Andy Murray beat qualifier Viktor Durasovic of Norway 6-1 7-6 (7) to set up a second-round match with top-seeded Jannik Sinner at the Stockholm Open.

The three-time Grand Slam champion cruised through the first set but was nearly pushed to a decider by the 354th-ranked Durasovic.

Fifth-seeded Taylor Fritz defeated Egor Gerasimov 6-4 6-4 and will next face doubles partner Tommy Paul. Spaniard Pedro Martinez will face eighth-seeded Frances Tiafoe in the second round after beating Emil Ruusuvuori 6-4 3-6 7-6 (4). — AP