Laura Robson noticed some main inconsistencies in Emma Raducanu's ways towards Elena Rybakina as the previous British tennis star and Sky Sports activities analyst believes the 22-year-old merely "was not dedicated tactically" to what she was purported to do towards the 2022 Wimbledon champion.
In what was anticipated to be probably the greatest third-round matches within the ladies's draw, it ended up being probably the most one-sided clashes after Rybakina made very gentle work of Raducanu 6-1 6-2. Simply by trying on the scoreline, it isn’t exhausting to determine that the Kazakh was all around the Briton from begin to end – the No. 9 seed claimed two breaks in every set, all whereas not going through a single break level.
What's gorgeous and disappointing concerning the Raducanu show is the truth that she entered the Rybakina match taking part in a few of her finest tennis of the 12 months – she defeated Ena Shibahara 6-1 6-2 earlier than ousting Janice Tjen 6-2 6-1. However as a substitute of delivering one other nice efficiency and probably clinching her fourth top-10 win, the 22-year-old was at all times on her again foot and completed the match with 18 unforced errors.
Robson: Raducanu wasn't dedicated tactically and it gave Rybakina this simple rhythm to work with
“Rybakina has performed a terrific match there. By way of her groundstrokes, she was taking part in so freely, going for her photographs. She was by no means rushed, that was the massive factor that stood out. Raducanu wasn’t dedicated tactically. At occasions it regarded like she was attempting to hit huge, however then the following level she’d take half a step again. It gave Rybakina this simple rhythm to work with, and she or he was simply capable of put a lot stress on Raducanu," former world No. 27 Robson stated on Sky Sports activities.
In the meantime, Raducanu herself admitted after the match that just about something didn't work in her sport.
