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U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu was crushed 6-0, 6-1 by in-form ninth seed Elena Rybakina at the Sydney Tennis Classic on Tuesday. Great Britain’s Raducanu, playing her first match this season, was comprehensively outplayed in the opening set as her adversary took advantage of her unsteady serve, which included four double faults. Rybakina, runner-up to world No. 1 Ash Barty in the Adelaide International on Sunday, kept up the intensity in the second set and clinched the victory in just under an hour. Raducanu was consistently troubled by Rybakina’s deep returns, allowing the 19-year-old little time to settle and leading to a slew of […]