Emma Raducanu THRASHED 6-0 6-1 in brutal defeat to hard-hitting Elena Rybakina in Australian Open warm-up

EMMA RADUCANU was thrashed 6-0 6-1 in her solely warm-up match for subsequent week's Australian Open.

Elena Rybakina dispatched the US Open champion in simply 56 minutes on the Sydney Worldwide.

Emma Raducanu was crushed 6-0 6-1 by Elena Rybakina on the Sydney WorldwideCredit score: AFP

It was the worst preparation possible with simply six days to go till the Australian OpenCredit score: AFP

And it means the Brit's preparation for the primary Grand Slam of 2022 has taken one other vital dent.

Raducanu, 19, needed to skip the exhibition occasion in Abu Dhabi earlier than Christmas after contracting coronavirus and withdrew from her event final week to concentrate on health and observe.

She was because of face world No8 Iga Swiatek in her opening match in Sydney however the Polish star pulled out and was changed by Rybakina.

And the hard-hitting world No13 Kazakh was in imperious kind, carrying on the place she left off reaching the Adelaide last final week.

However she was helped by Raducanu's uncharacteristic poor efficiency, which might recommend she continues to be not 100 per cent match and is actually missing match sharpness.

Three of the rusty Bromley hero's six double faults within the match got here in her opening service recreation to reward Rybakina the break.

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And the 22-year-old wrapped up the opening set inside 25 minutes with out dropping a recreation.

It was the primary time Raducanu had suffered a 'bagel' on tour.

Raducanu, who had new coach Torben Beltz in her nook for the primary time, supplied up set level with a double fault and one other handed over the primary break of the second set.

The teenager was competing in simply her eighth profession event and had confronted a top-20 opponent solely twice earlier than.

She lastly received herself on the scoreboard at 6-0 3-1 because the Australian crowd tried their finest to get her going.

However the smile and fist pump was nearly as good because it received for the world No18.

She then misplaced the following three video games and Rybakina accomplished the rout contained in the hour.

The stats made grim studying for Raducanu who managed no aces, no break factors, received simply 17 out of 43 factors on serve and 13 per cent of factors on her second serve.

Raducanu goes into the Australian Open, which begins on Monday, seeded seventeenth off the again of her fairytale run in New York however having not received a aggressive tennis match since October.

Raducanu had loads of issues along with her serving all through the matchCredit score: EPA

Her trademark smile did make one look when she picked up her solely recreationCredit score: AFP

Raducanu skipped her occasion final week as she continued her restoration from CovidCredit score: AFP

The gamers shook fingers after simply 56 minutes on courtroomCredit score: AFP