Raducanu knocked out by 5th-seeded Kasatkina Agel Open

Kasatkina was playing her first match since losing in the first round of the U.S. Open and will next face Ekaterina Alexandrova in an all-Russian second round.

Published : Oct 05, 2022 11:57 IST

Emma Raducanu lost 7-5, 6-4 in the second round of the Agel Open.
Emma Raducanu lost 7-5, 6-4 in the second round of the Agel Open. | Photo Credit: Ahn Young-joon
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Emma Raducanu lost 7-5, 6-4 in the second round of the Agel Open. | Photo Credit: Ahn Young-joon

Fifth-seeded Daria Kasatkina defeated 2021 U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu 7-5, 6-4 to advance to the second round of the Agel Open.

Kasatkina was playing her first match since losing in the first round of the U.S. Open and will next face Ekaterina Alexandrova in an all-Russian second round.

Sixth-seeded Belinda Bencic of Switzerland rallied to eliminate former top-five player Eugenie Bouchard of Canada 6-7 (7), 6-1, while Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus upset eighth-seeded Jelena Ostapenko 6-2, 6-2.

American qualifiers Alycia Parks and Catherine McNally both advanced. Parks upset Czech Karolina Pliskova 6-0, 7-6 (3) and McNally eased past Anna Blinkova 6-1, 6-2 at the indoor hardcourt event in the Czech eastern city of Ostrava.

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