Crying Child Disturbs Raducanu During Loss to Sabalenka
HAMILTON COUNTY, OHIO, AUG 11 – Emma Raducanu was distracted by a crying child during a pivotal third-set game and asked the umpire for removal, drawing vocal support from the crowd at the Cincinnati Open.
- On Monday at the Cincinnati Open, Emma Raducanu stopped mid-serve to address a crying child and requested its removal from the stands.
- Amid Cincinnati’s sweltering conditions, Raducanu faced her opponent under new coach Francisco Roig, who joined her camp this week after a post-Wimbledon trial.
- At deuce 13 times, Raducanu’s service game spanned 23 minutes with 13 deuces, demonstrating her resilience.
- In the Cincinnati Open, Aryna Sabalenka won 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 after over three hours, maintaining her title defense.
- Following Cincinnati, Raducanu focuses on US Open preparations in Flushing Meadows, having produced some of her best tennis since her 2021 US Open triumph.
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Tennis Player Emma Raducanu Stops Match Because of a Crying Child at Cincinnati Open
"Do you want me to send the child out of the stadium?," the umpire replied, to which Raducanu raised her tennis racket and smiled Robert Prange/Getty Emma Raducanu of Great Britain in action against Aryna Sabalenka in the third round on Day 5 of the Cincinnati Open at Lindner Family Tennis Center on August 11, 2025 in Mason, Ohio.NEED TO KNOWEmma Raducanu stopped a tennis match during the Cincinnati Open on Aug. 11 because of a crying childThe t…
A child angered Emma Raducanu, 22, at the Cincinnati Open. The umpire then countered with a quick retort: “Do you want me to throw a child out of the arena?”
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