Iga too much of a mountain for Emma to climb

EMMA Raducanu suffered more pain at the hands of Iga Swiatek as she was dumped out of the French Open.

- By ANDY SIMS

The 22-year-old was one of six British players through to the second round at Roland Garros but her stay was ended in brutal fashion, 6-1 6-2, by the four-time champion.

Raducanu, making her debut on Court Philippe-Chatrier, did not appear to be suffering any fitness issues as she had in her first-round win over Wang Xinyu.

But it was a meek display from the former US Open champion, who has now lost all five meetings with Swiatek without winning a set. The most recent of those was still fresh in the memory, a 6-1 6-0 pasting at the Australian Open earlier this year, and Swiatek threatened a repeat when she raced away with the first set.

Swiatek is nicknamed the ‘Queen of Clay’ and is unbeaten at the tournament since 2021, but she has not reached a final since Paris last year and has slipped to number five in the world.