Britain’s Emma Radocano has been ruled out of Round 64 in Toronto after a setback for the player who wins the US Open, which starts later this month, on the day Serena Williams was praised for announcing the start of the “countdown”. to her pension. Radocano, who held the Flushing Meadows title last year, also made it out of the first round, losing to Italy’s Camila Giorgi 7-6 (7/0), 6-2.

Despite the setback in the city of her birth 19 years ago, the world No. 10 remained optimistic ahead of her title defense campaign in New York.

“Honestly, it was a really good match. The level was very high, especially in the first set… Camila is a great opponent, she won this tournament last year. Maybe I should work better with players who play fast.” how is she”.

Radocano praised Williams, who announced on Tuesday she would retire from playing after the US Open: “She has definitely changed tennis. No one has dominated women’s tennis quite like her.”