Emma Raducano issues elegant response to Sloane Stephens after her opponent’s comment | tennis | sports

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Emma Raducano remained classy and refused to engage in a war of words with Sloane Stephens. The American gave lukewarm praise after losing to fellow US Open champion in the first round of the Australian Open and warned: “She has a lot to learn”.

But after her second-round defeat, Britain’s #1 said: “I didn’t watch her interview. Through all the interactions I had with Sloan I thought she was really nice to me. I hit her before San Jose last year and she was very nice to me. I have nothing but positive things to do.” to say it about Sloan.”

Raducanu has won only three matches in five tournaments since her surprise win in New York in September.

After teenage Bromley won in three sets, world number 68 Stephens said: “You played me, someone like wise she’s supposed to defeat, and I mean, yeah, she won.

“Our situations are very different. I think it holds an entire country and that is very different from my winning at the US Open.

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“I had the option of withdrawing before the match but after all, I was adjusting to the loss last week, I wanted to give everything I had.

“I am on the other side of the world! I know that my hand will recover in a couple of days.

“Not in the long term. I can build on this very quickly and start working on my game again.”

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