Former world number one Simona Halep defeated Emma Raducanu’s conqueror Danka Kovinic to cruise into the last 16 of the 2022 Australian Open.
Emma Raducanu exited the 2022 Australian Open after losing to unseeded Danka Kovinic in the second round match on Thursday.
In a battle of US Open champions, No.17 seed Emma Raducanu needed three sets to overcome Sloane Stephens in the first round of the Australian Open.
Rybakina is fresh from reaching her eighth career final in Adelaide last week before falling to Ashleigh Barty in the title match.
Emma Raducanu became the first British woman to win a Grand Slam title since Virginia Wade in 1977.
Former British number 1 Johanna Konta announced her retirement from the sport of tennis on December 1, ending a short but memorable career.
Emma Raducanu rose to the top of tennis quicker than anyone expected. But staying there will require management - both on and off the court.
Elsewhere, second seed Simona Halep had reversed a recent loss to Aliaksandra Sasnovich and reached the quarterfinals.
Marta Kostyuk beat Emma Raducanu 6-2 6-1 in under an hour at the WTA 250 event in Cluj-Napoca, with the Brit committing 41 unforced errors.
US Open champion Emma Raducanu was beaten 6-2 6-1 by Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk in the quarterfinal of the Transylvania Open on Friday.