Emma Raducanu suffered a first-round exit on the Miami Open after dropping to Bianca Andreescu in a battle of former US Open champions.

Britain’s Raducanu, who gained the US Open in 2021, was overwhelmed 6-3 3-6 6-2 by 2019 Flushing Meadows champion Andreescu, with the Canadian now advancing to play seventh seed Maria Sakkari in spherical two.

Raducanu gained three matches at Indian Wells final week earlier than falling to world No 1 Iga Swiatek within the spherical of 16 in what was her first match since a second-round exit on the Australian Open in January.

Andreescu, whose run in Indian Wells final week was additionally ended by Swiatek, broke Raducanu in her first service sport within the opening set, with the Brit then compelled to save lots of a break level at 1-4 down and a set level at 2-5.

Andreescu went on to clinch the set however was damaged by Raducanu within the eighth sport of the second set, as her opponent lastly transformed a seventh break level of an epic 21-minute sport earlier than levelling the match in her subsequent service sport.

Each gamers staved off break factors early within the decider – Adreescu was 0-40 down within the opening sport – just for the Canadian to then break to steer 4-2 earlier than doing so once more to say victory in two hours and 33 minutes and take her successful document towards Raducanu to 2-0.

The pair’s earlier assembly had are available Rome final 12 months when Raducanu retired at a set and 2-1 down.

Raducanu is predicted to return to motion on clay in Stuttgart subsequent month, with the 20-year “unavailable” for Nice Britain’s Billie Jean King Cup conflict with France in Coventry throughout April 14-15.

World No 1 Swiatek withdraws resulting from rib harm

Swiatek, the defending champion in Miami after beating Naomi Osaka in final 12 months’s last, has withdrawn resulting from a rib harm that she sustained through heavy coughing throughout her win on the Qatar Complete Open final month.

The 21-year-old, who was resulting from play American Claire Liu within the final 64 on Thursday after receiving a first-round bye, is planning on taking a break and also will miss the Billie Jean King Cup in April.

Swiatek wrote on social media: “In and after Doha I used to be combating a robust an infection. I used to be allowed to play, however a robust episode of robust cough led to a rib harm.

“We had been making an attempt to deal with it and proceed to play so long as it was protected for me. We had been analysing the info within the final days and my physician ready my prognosis.

“Sadly, I am nonetheless feeling a variety of discomfort and ache and I can not compete. I have to take a break to recuperate and I’ve to drag out of the Miami Open and Billie Jean King Cup. It is a actually troublesome name to not play… however well being is the
most vital.

“I’ll preserve you up to date about the place I play subsequent, as a result of it is determined by my means of recovering and the advice of my medical workforce. I’ve the perfect workforce behind me, we solely want a while to take care of the harm.

“I am grateful that is the primary well being concern in a very long time and I used to be in a position to compete in excellent form for therefore lengthy, however that is sports activities, it occurs generally, with out our management. Time to just accept it and get nicely as quickly as attainable.”