Paris, May 25 : U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu is out of the French Open in the second round. The 19-year-old Raducanu lost to Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus 3-6, 6-1, 6-1. Sasnovich won 12 of 14 service points in the second set en route to her 16th career victory over a top-20 player. The 12th-seeded Raducanu failed to convert on five break-point chances at 1-1 in the third set. French Open 2022: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Bids Tearful Farewell to Tennis After First Round Defeat.

Sasnovich advanced to the third round at Roland Garros for the first time. This is her seventh appearance. The 28-year-old Sasnovich had also beaten Raducanu at Indian Wells last year in the Briton's first match after winning the title at Flushing Meadows.

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