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Emma Raducanu fightback unable to prevent French Open first round exit after first-set nightmare

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Emma Raducanu suffered her first opening-round loss at the French Open with an error-strewn display against Argentina’s Solana Sierra.

The British number one opted to return to action for the final couple of weeks of the clay season following two-and-a-half months out with a post-viral illness instead of concentrating on grass but it has not paid off.

She took positives from a narrow loss to Diane Parry in Strasbourg earlier this week, and she at least improved in the second set at a sun-baked Roland Garros before falling to a 6-0 7-6 (4) defeat.

It is only Raducanu’s third time playing in the tournament but this was the first occasion she has failed to make it to the second round.

The first set was a horror show, with Raducanu spraying the ball to all parts of the small court 13 and losing it to love in just 25 minutes.

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Solana Sierra steamrolled Raducanu in the first set
Solana Sierra steamrolled Raducanu in the first set (Getty)

A tally of no winners and 15 unforced errors told its own story, with Raducanu’s US Open-winning coach Andrew Richardson, with whom she reunited earlier this week, unable to inspire the same sort of magic.

Sierra is a very capable player on clay in particular but is ranked only 68, well below Raducanu’s mark of 39, and is playing in just her sixth grand slam event.

Raducanu looked like she could be heading for one of the worst defeats of her career when she trailed 4-1 in the second set but she began to find a foothold in the match, elongating the rallies and drawing errors from her opponent.

After pulling it back to 4-3, Raducanu bent double at the change of ends and coughed into her towel – a legacy of the illness that first affected her in early February and which she has still not quite shaken off.

But she showed grit to pull level at 5-5 and then break the Sierra serve when she served for the match to force a tie-break.

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Sierra raced into a 5-1 lead, though, and this time Raducanu could not pull it back, with her final tally of 42 unforced errors simply far too many.

The 23-year-old will now hope she can stay healthy and find her groove on the grass, where she has normally played well.

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29-year-old star makes history; shares emotional message following WWE debut

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A 29-year-old professional wrestler has created history by signing with WWE. She made her in-ring debut during a recent show.

The name in question is Martinez (aka Nikki Blackheart). She was invited for a tryout at the Performance Center in February and reportedly signed with the Stamford-based promotion in March. However, the global juggernaut officially announced her signing, along with three other stars (Mason Rook, Marcus Brown, and Lacey Simon), only recently.

Martinez competed inside the WWE ring for the very first time after the May 19 edition of NXT went off the air in a dark match against Skylar Raye. In her second match, she wrestled Masyn Holiday at an NXT House Show in Fort Pierce, Florida, on May 22. She secured wins in both the bouts.

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Earlier today, Martinez took to X (formerly Twitter) to post a photo of herself standing alongside Shawn Michaels. The former CCW Women’s Champion noted that her heart was overflowing with gratitude as she pointed out that she was the first female Dominican wrestler to sign with the wrestling promotion.

“My heart is overflowing with gratitude. You’re looking the first female Dominican wrestler to sign with the WWE🥹🖤 let’s go !” Martinez wrote.

You can check out her tweet below:

Martinez shared an emotional message before her WWE tryout

Martinez had reportedly been on World Wrestling Entertainment’s radar since WrestleMania 41. She also received a lot of praise from Bayley before her trials in February.

Before her tryout, Martinez shared an emotional message on X. She expressed gratitude for everyone who supported her and claimed that she was ready to earn her place in the company.

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“The biggest pinch me moment 🖤 I was officially invited to the @wwe tryout. My heart is overflowing with gratitude for all the moments experienced, all the people that have helped me in my journey, my coach, my loved ones, my classmates, all the promoters that took a chance on me, my lodestone girls, and all my supporters that believed in me from day one. I have so much more to say, but for now all I can say is THANK YOU !! 🖤And I’m ready to earn my place,” Blackheart wrote.

It will be interesting to see when Martinez appears on a televised show.