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Emma Raducanu falls to a 6-3 7-6 (7-4) defeat against Coco Gauff in the second round of the Australian Open; Raducanu appeared troubled by a problem to her abs as American teenager Gauff fended off late fightback by the former US Open champion to win
British No 1 Emma Raducanu pushed teenager Coco Gauff but fell short of an upset in the second round of the Australian Open on Wednesday.
Raducanu was trying to beat a top-10 player for the first time, and this was a contest of fierce hitting that produced sporadic moments of brilliance from both women - as well as a lot of errors.
The former US Open champion, ranked 70 places below Gauff, grew into the match and was the better player late in the second set but was unable to take two set points and fell to a 6-3 7-6 (7-4) defeat.