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.

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.

Naomi Osaka was well beaten today by a superb Emma Raducanu who saw off the former World No.1 6-4, 6-2 at the DC Open in Washington. But did comments pre match come back to bite her.

Emma Raducanu has spoken about her mindset before and during her match against Naomi Osaka at the Miami Open. It was their first meeting, with both players having Grand Slam titles to their names, and it was Raducanu who came out on top.

The 45-year-old seven-times singles Grand Slam champion became the oldest player to win a WTA singles match since 2004 when she beat Peyton Stearns in her Washington opener on Tuesday.

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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.