Emma Raducanu has said that she isn’t feeling the pressure as she begins her US Open title defence in New York. ‘I think you guys are probably thinking more about pressure and ranking than me,’ she said. ‘I think defending a title is just something that the press makes up. I’m just taking it one match at a time. Like, every single player is very capable in this draw. I just focus on what I’m doing, my own trajectory.’ Her title defence begins against the veteran French player Alizé Cornet, and despite some injury worries, Raaducanu is expected to be fit to play in the first round.
