Raducanu Beats Osaka But Norrie & Evans Lose In Dc

Britain's Emma Raducana is done to nan quarter-finals of nan Washington Open aft beating four-time Grand Slam victor Naomi Osaka successful consecutive sets.

After antecedently upsetting Ukranian seventh seed Marta Kostyuk successful information one, England's Raducanu produced a ascendant capacity to hit erstwhile world number 1 Osaka 6-4 6-2.

The 2021 US Open women's singles champion will look wildcard Maria Sakkari successful nan past 8 aft nan Greek subordinate knocked retired American 2nd seed Emma Navarro.

However, successful nan men's singles, Britons Cameron Norrie and Dan Evans were eliminated successful nan past 16.

British number 2 Norrie mislaid to 14th seed Brandon Nakashima 7-6 (7-3) 6-3.

After a tight first group which was decided by a tie-break, American Nakashima doubly collapsed Norrie's service successful nan 2nd to scope nan quarter-finals.

Evans, who won nan tourney successful 2023, fought backmost from 5-3 down and saved a lucifer constituent to unit a tie-break successful nan 2nd group against Corentin Moutet but nan Frenchman prevailed successful consecutive sets, winning 6-2 7-6 (7-4).

Raducanu, nan British number three, won nan first group successful 38 minutes aft successfully converting her only break constituent successful nan 5th game.

She past instantly collapsed Osaka's service astatine nan opening of nan 2nd group and aft redeeming a break constituent successful nan 4th game, collapsed her service for a 2nd clip to return a 4-1 lead.

With Japan's Osaka serving to enactment successful nan match, Raducanu could not person her first lucifer constituent successful nan seventh game.

But aft spurning a 2nd lucifer constituent and redeeming a break point, Raducanu completed nan triumph astatine nan 3rd attempt, winning nan 2nd group 6-2.

Raducanu is owed to beryllium successful women's doubles action later connected Thursday, partnering Elena Rybakina against Giuliana Olmos and Aldila Sutjiadi successful nan quarter-finals.