Emma Raducanu will no doubt be left with a red face after her rival in the second round of the French Open, Aliaksandra Sasnovich, described her victory over the state Open champion as “easy”. United. Raducanu competed in the French Slam event for the first time and entered the tournament due to injury.
Still, he seemed to have left his recent struggles behind, after defeating Linda Nosková 6-7, 7-5, 6-1 in the first round of the tournament. This, however, was short-lived, after his stay at Roland Garros ended only two days later at the hands of Sasnovich.
Raducanu started the game perfectly as he dominated the first set 6-3 and advanced 1-0. The Belarusian soon struggled, however, when she pushed the teenage star away to get the seven two and three 6-1 in a dominant comeback that reserved her place in the next round.
Like Raducanu, Sasnovich has suffered physical problems this campaign after suffering from COVID-19. The Belarusian clearly feared that this could make it difficult for her at Roland Garros, but she was surprised by how ‘easy’ her victory was.
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