Emma Raducanu reclaimed the British No 1 title with a powerful straight-sets win over four-time major winner Naomi Osaka at the Mubadala Citi DC Open.

Emma Raducanu dominó su primer enfrentamiento profesional contra Naomi Osaka, imponiéndose el jueves 6-4, 6-4 en el duelo del Abierto de Washington entre

WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON (AP) — Emma Raducanu dominated her first career matchup against Naomi Osaka, winning the showdown at the D.C. Open on Thursday between past U.S. Open champions 6-4, 6-2.

Emma Raducanu brought Naomi Osaka’s Washington Open campaign to an end with a performance full of confidence. Raducanu, enjoying her best form in some time, has looked sharp since crossing over from Wimbledon to the US hard courts and is now putting together a strong run on both sides of the draw.

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Osaka, who split with her coach Patrick Mouratoglou after almost a year working together on Sunday, overcame the Canadian qualifier 6-4 6-2 in an hour and 16 minutes

Osaka is coming off a disappointing loss to Emma Raducanu in D.C., and, at No. 51, is still not close to her Slam-winning form of the past. And the Canadian fans should help. But Arseneault may need a lot of more of it than they can muster.

The 2021 U.S. Open winner, who had fallen out of the top 300 before returning to the top 50, advances to the tournament quarterfinals.