US Open LIVE: Emma Raducanu takes dig as British star targeted by fan
The US Open is now in full flow, although Tuesday proved a bad time for British female hopefuls. Both Katie Boulter and Sonay Kartal lost at Flushing Meadows, with Emma Raducanu and Cam Norrie set to play their second round matches today.
Overnight, a number of top seeds progressed including Alexander Zverev, Tommy Paul, and Coco Gauff. Meanwhile, fans and former players are pleading with Venus Williams not to retire from tennis after her battling three-set defeat to Karolina Muchova, while Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner remain on course to meet in a Grand Slam final for the third time this seasn.
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Britain's Jacob Fearnley overcame a heckler to secure the first US Open main-draw win of his career.
Fearnley, 24, beat 7-5 6-2 5-7 6-4 Spoanish veteran Roberto Bautista Agut overnight despite being put off by a rowdy fan behind the baseline, who was initially supporting him before loudly switching to root for Bautista Agut.
"I wanted to say something," Fearnley admitted. "He switched quick. It wasn't abuse, just confusing and extremely loud. He didn't say a nice thing after that."
Emma Raducanu has praised the work of new coach Francis Roig while appearing to take a dig at her former mentors.
Ahead of her second round match with Janice Tjen today, she said: "I think the biggest milestones are I put a lot of trust in what I'm doing with Francisco on the practice court."
The 22-year-old also called the Spaniard "a great fit" anfter a string of failed appointments.
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