Overview

• Elena Rybakina defeated Emma Raducanu 6-1, 6-2 in the US Open third round at Flushing Meadows.
• Raducanu said her weaknesses were exposed and highlighted Rybakina’s fast, penetrating serve and return as decisive.
• Key numbers underlined the gap: 18 unforced errors, a 29% second-serve points won rate, and 8 winners to Rybakina’s 23, with total points 56–35.
• In her press conference, Raducanu confirmed she and Francisco Roig will work together through year-end after starting shortly after Wimbledon.
• Despite a stronger 2025 featuring a Washington semi-final and solid showings in Montreal and Cincinnati, she has dropped eight straight against top-10 players and is 3–13 versus that group.