US Open champion Raducanu kicks off American summer with straight sets win

Emma Raducanu, the 19-year-old Brit who won the US Open as a qualifier last year, kicked off her American summer swing with a morale-boosting straight sets win over American qualifier Louisa Chirico at the Citi Open on Tuesday evening.

Seeded second this week, Raducanu defeated Chirico 6-4, 6-2 in one hour and 27 minutes.

The Brit saved two of the three break points on her serve while converting 4 of 10 break point chances she earned on Chirico’s serve.

Ranked No 10 in the world, the Brit will next meet Colombian Camila Osorio in the second round. Osorio defeated former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin 7-6, 6-1.

San Jose WTA 500, first-round matches (San Jose State University Tennis Center, hard, USD 757.900):

• Shelby Rogers beat Bianca Andreescu: 6-4, 6-2
• Veronika Kudermetova (9) beat Camila Giorgi: 7-6 (2), 4-6, 7-5
• Caroline Dolehide (LL) beat Kayla Day (Q): 7-6 (5), 6-4
• Elizabeth Mandlik (Q) beat Alison Riske-Amritraj: 6-3, 6-3
• Daria Kasatkina (7) beat Elena Rybakina: 1-6, 6-2, 6-0
• Madison Keys beat Shuai Zhang: 6-4, 6-2
• Taylor Townsend (Q) beat Storm Sanders (Q): 6-1, 6-4
• Karolina Pliskova (8) beat Katie Boulter (WC): 1-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3
• Amanda Anisimova beat Ashlyn Krueger (WC): 6-2, 7-6 (5)
• Beatriz Haddad Maia vs. Claire Liu
• Coco Gauff vs. Anhelina Kalinina

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