Emma Raducanu loses to Daria Kasatkina in first round of Ostrava Open

  • British No 1 beaten 7-5, 6-4 by Russian fifth seed
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Emma Raducanu lost to the fifth seed Daria Kasatkina in her opening match at the Ostrava Open in the Czech Republic.

There was no sign of any strapping after Raducanu withdrew during her semi-final against Jelena Ostapenko in Korea a week and a half ago with another muscle injury.
And the British No 1 produced some good moments against her Russian opponent, ranked 11th in the world and one of the game’s best defenders, but she paid for too many errors in a 7-5 6-4 defeat.

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