Raducanu v Potapova live: Australian Open latest score updates as British No 1 crashes out

Emma Raducanu was knocked out of the Australian Open by world No 55 Anastasia Potapova as the British No 1 suffered an early exit in Melbourne.

Raducanu, the 28th seed, struggled with forehand errors and was subdued as Potapova won 7-6 (7-3) 6-2 to set up a third-round clash with world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka, which would have been the target for Raducanu despite arriving at the tournament short of match fitness following a disruptive off-season foot injury.

It all unravelled for Raducanu after the 23-year-old was broken while serving for the first set. Her forehand, which coughed up too many errors in the 91-minute defeat, broke down further in the deciding tiebreak, as Potapova jumped into double-break lead at the start of the second set.

Raducanu had played to the crowd during her first-round victory over Thailand’s Mananchaya Sawangkaew but this was a surprisingly meek exit - following a positive 2025 season where Raducanu’s defeats at the grand slams only came against the very best players in the world.

Cameron Norrie is the last British player standing in the singles. The 26th seed Norrie takes on Emilio Nava after qualifier Arthur Fery, following on a run of four wins in Melbourne, lost in straight-sets to Tomas Martin Etcheverry.

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• Emma Raducanu out of Australian Open after defeat to Anastasia Potapova
• Raducanu lost 7-6 (7-3) 6-2 in a subdued, error-strewn performance to world No 55
• Qualifier Arthur Fery also out after straight-sets defeat to Tomas Martin Etcheverry
• Cameron Norrie meets Emilio Nava after coming through five-set battle in round one

Emma Raducanu’s Australian Open exit leaves one damning conclusion

08:07 , Jamie Braidwood

As Emma Raducanu acknowledged herself, winning the US Open as an 18-year-old qualifier was always going to set an extremely unfair level of expectations for an inexperienced player so early on in their career, with so much still to learn. But, four-and-a-half years after that night in New York, the British No 1 admitted the attempts to develop her game have not worked, that it’s time to take a step back, “re-evaluate”, and perhaps play more like she did when she was younger.

Emma Raducanu’s Australian Open exit leaves one damning conclusion

Arthur Fery felt Australian Open qualifying effort caught up with him

07:39 , Jamie Braidwood

Arthur Fery admitted his breakthrough run in Melbourne caught up with him as he was bounced out in the second round of the Australian Open by Tomas Martin Etcheverry.

The 23-year-old Londoner has enjoyed the best fortnight of his career, coming through three matches in qualifying and defeating 20th seed Flavio Cobolli in the opening round.

But Etcheverry proved too big an obstacle, with the relentless Argentinian prevailing in a mammoth first set and then pulling away to win 7-6 (4) 6-1 6-3.

The opening set alone lasted 79 minutes, with Fery more than holding his own, but he could not force a decisive advantage and his energy waned thereafter.

"The first set was long and it was intense," said Fery. "It definitely would have helped to win that one for the rest of the match.

"I don't know if I would have been able to get through the match if I had won that one but it definitely felt like a turning point. Credit to him after, he played well.

"I'd already played four matches beforehand and I definitely felt that accumulation of matches today. When you lose that first set 7-6, it doesn't help mentally or physically."

(REUTERS)

Emma Raducanu still searching to rediscover her tennis 'identity'

07:10 , Jamie Braidwood

“At the end of the day, I just want to hit the ball to the corners and hard. I feel like I'm doing all this variety, and it's not doing what I want it to do.

“I need to just work on playing in a way more similar to how I was playing when I was younger.

“I always just changed direction, took the ball early, and went for it. I think I do have the ability to do many things on the court, but I feel like as I'm learning all those skills, it's like I need to stick to my guns a bit as well and work on that.

“For me, it's pretty simple.”

(AFP via Getty Images)

Emma Raducanu gives update on foot injury

06:58 , Jamie Braidwood

“It’s been a steep ramp-up. I've been managing it each day. It's not 100 per cent, but I've made peace with that. It will be good to get everything rechecked and just see how it is and whether I need to offload it a little bit or not.

“Physically I think I've actually improved in the last few weeks, even if I've been playing more and my load has gone up, which is a positive.

“Considering how it was going at the end of last year, I really didn't know if I was going to come to Australia. So to be feeling this way after five matches physically, it's a positive.”

Emma Raducanu explains reason for flat performance

06:46 , Jamie Braidwood

“Even if I was up 5-3, I didn't feel very good out there in terms of, like, I was hitting the ball good or anything. I just didn't feel like I could scrap the whole match.

“I think I've just realised over time that the best way for me to deal with tricky situations is to find the answers from within. I feel like when I look over and if I'm questioning something or asking, it's more just putting negativity, whereas I know the answer inside really.

“So for me, that's just what seems to work the best rather than trying to search for answers. At the end of the day, I think I know what I'm doing, what's happening. So I just try and figure things out more on my own.

“If you would have told me I would have played, you know, four matches/five matches in Australia regardless of how they went, I think from a physical perspective, it would have been pretty surprising.”

Emma Raducanu reflects on her Australian Open defeat

06:36 , Jamie Braidwood

“I don't want to give myself too much of a hard time, because I know my preparation going into this tournament.

“I kind of have to leave with my head held high because of the matches I've had here. I didn't even know at the beginning if I would be coming to Australia, so it's a positive in that sense.

“I think playing at different times is also another challenge. Playing at night compared to day, the conditions are very different.

“Just hadn't really played in these kind of conditions in a minute, so didn't deal with it very well today.

”I don't think I'm going to get straight back on the practice court. I think I'm going to take a few days, get back, get back home, and try and just re-evaluate my game a bit.”

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Boris Becker hits out at Naomi Osaka’s ‘contradictory’ Australian Open outfit

06:30 , Jamie Braidwood

Six-time grand slam champion Boris Becker has claimed Naomi Osaka’s blockbuster walk-out outfit at the Australian Open was “contradictory”.

While Becker praised Osaka for the “iconic” look, the former world No 1 said it was also “important that the focus here is on the sport” and pointed out that the four-time grand slam champion had previously taken herself out of the spotlight when she took a break from doing press conferences at the 2021 French Open, citing her mental health.

Boris Becker hits out at Naomi Osaka’s ‘contradictory’ Australian Open outfit

Coco Gauff through after 'pretty perfect' second-round win

06:09 , Jamie Braidwood

Coco Gauff was a little shaky in her first-round win over Kamilla Rakhimova in her opening match on Monday, but was far more assured as she took down the challenge of Olga Danilovic with a dominant 6-2 6-2 win.

"I missed a backhand at 40-0 to go up 5-0 (in the first set) but other than that it was pretty perfect," said Gauff, who plays fellow American Hailey Baptiste next.

(AP)

Emma Raducanu misses chance to book Aryna Sabalenka clash

05:49 , Jamie Braidwood

Emma Raducanu and world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka shared two great battles at Wimbledon and in Cincinnati last season, but there will not a third-round clash at the Australian Open.

Sabalenka, who is the favourite to reclaim her title, will instead play Anastasia Potapova in the third round, after the top seed cruised to a 6-3 6-1 win over China's Bai Zhuoxuan.

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Subdued Emma Raducanu unravels from promising position

05:30 , Jamie Braidwood

After five breaks of serve in a row to start the match, Raducanu appeared to be on top at 5-3 in the first set, but was unable to serve it out as Potapova increased her level, started landing her aggressive shot-making, and played a better tiebreak.

Raducanu lacked any sort of firepower in the second set and was noticeably subdued. She went down by the double-break and her head was down while Potapova serve out the 7-6 (3) 6-2 win in 91 minutes.

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Match stats: Anastasia Potapova 7-6 6-2 Emma Raducanu

05:20 , Jamie Braidwood

1st serve in | Potapova 53% - Raducanu 68%

Win 1st serve | Potapova 64% - Raducanu 46%

Win 2nd serve | Potapova 44% - Raducanu 42%

Winners | Potapova 25 - Raducanu 17

Unforced errors | Potapova 24 - Raducanu 28

Forehand errors | Potapova 12 - Raducanu 16

Total points won | Potapova 70 - Raducanu 58

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Great Britain's Arthur Fery also out of Australian Open

05:08 , Jamie Braidwood

Arthur Fery is also out after the qualifier fell to a straight-sets defeat to Tomas Martin Etcheverry. Fery had defeated 20th seed Flavio Cobolli in the opening round but Etcheverry looked comfortable after a closing out a 7-6 (4), 6-1, 6-3 win.

Still, a very positive week for the 23-year-old after winning four matches in Melbourne and earning his first win at a grand slam outside of Wimbledon.

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Emma Raducanu out of Australian Open in second round

05:02 , Jamie Braidwood

Raducanu quickly heads off the court with her head down.

That was a tough defeat and there are many questions to answer. Raducanu looked to be struggling physically, especially in the first set. She dealt with a foot injury in the off-season and was short of fitness arriving in Melbourne. But what happened after her first-round win on Sunday?

Raducanu’s forehand also went missing today and the British No 1 did not look confident.

It’s a shame. Raducanu had worked so hard to be seeded for the Australian Open but crashing out in the second round is a huge disappointment.

In 2025, her grand slams were ended by the very best players in the world, in Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina. This felt like a step backwards.

Game, set and match! Anastasia Potapova 7-6 6-2 Emma Raducanu

04:58 , Jamie Braidwood

Raducanu doesn’t move for the Potapova forehand, which is planted into open court.

Potapova cruises to 40-0 and will have three match points for a place in the third round.

Raducanu saves the first as she blasts a backhand winner down the line - strange that we’ve seen so little of that today.

But Potapova takes it on the second. Raducanu nets on the backhand, there’s a brief handshake.

Raducanu is out.

Emma Raducanu 6-7 2-5 Anastasia Potapova*

04:54 , Jamie Braidwood

Raducanu forces Potapova to serve it out. There’s no fist-pumps or come-ons from Raducanu. It all feels quite inevitable.

*Emma Raducanu 6-7 1-5 Anastasia Potapova

04:51 , Jamie Braidwood

Raducanu can only jog to an ace down the middle from Potapova, as the Russian-born Austrian recovers from 0-30 down with another ace to move one game away from the match. Even when Raducanu went 0-30 up, there was barely a peep from Raducanu.

BREAK! Emma Raducanu 6-7 1-4 Anastasia Potapova*

04:47 , Jamie Braidwood

A double-fault from Raducanu hands the break back to Potapova. It’s hard to see a way back for Raducanu now.

BREAK! *Emma Raducanu 6-7 1-3 Anastasia Potapova

04:43 , Jamie Braidwood

Raducanu gets one of the breaks back after a messy game from Potapova, which included a double-fault. Raducanu was able to catch the line with a forehand winner, as she tries to rebuild.

BREAK! Emma Raducanu 6-7 0-3 Anastasia Potapova*

04:39 , Jamie Braidwood

This is all unravelling quite quickly now for Raducanu. Potapova blasts a backhand winner on the return to bring up three break points. Raducanu then fires wide on the forehand, the latest error from that side, and Potapova takes the double-break.

This has been a horrible start form Raducanu.

*Emma Raducanu 6-7 0-2 Anastasia Potapova

04:37 , Jamie Braidwood

Another chance for Raducanu goes begging as the forehand down the line is pushed long. Potapova’s serve is hacked long on the return by Raducanu.

BREAK! Emma Raducanu 6-7 0-1 Anastasia Potapova*

04:34 , Jamie Braidwood

Raducanu double-faults on the very first point of the second set and Potapova ramps up the pressure with an aggressive return and forehand winner.

Down 15-30, Raducanu’s serve skips up and catches Potapova completely off-guard. But Potapova goes from a big strike to a deft drop shot, before putting the volley away.

Break point: Raducanu had an avenue to aim for with the forehand down the line, but pulls it wide!

The worst possible start to the second set for Raducanu.

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FIRST SET! Emma Raducanu 6-7 Anastasia Potapova (3-7)

04:29 , Jamie Braidwood

In the first set, Raducanu made 77 per cent of her first serves but won less than 50 per cent of those points, which is very unusual. She has been pretty flat in the rallies today, while the forehand has leaked 12 unforced errors to just two winners so far.

In turning this around, Raducanu will also need to overcome her third-set record. She has lost six matches in a row that have gone to three sets. That said, she will have to win the second set first. We’re about to restart after Potapova headed off court for a bathroom break.

FIRST SET! Emma Raducanu 6-7 Anastasia Potapova (3-7)

04:25 , Jamie Braidwood

From the change of ends, Potapova outlasts Raducanu on another baseline duel, but a forehand error gives Raducanu a chance.

But she will face set point as a forehand drifts long - and there it is, Potapova wrestles back control of this match as Raducanu goes long on the backhand side.

Raducanu is in trouble and will need to go the distance over three sets if she is to advance.

TIEBREAK! Emma Raducanu 6-6 Anastasia Potapova (2-4)

04:21 , Jamie Braidwood

Raducanu does well to thump and overhead but then leaks another forehand error from the baseline after Potapova ramped up the pressure on the second-serve return.

Potapova, raising the intensity, wins the forehand-forehand exchange as Raducanu nets. But Raducanu gets a huge break as Potapova throws in a double-fault Thank you very much.

But Raducanu can’t take advantage! This forehand error might be the worst of the lot, hit over the baseline from mid-court.

TIEBREAK! Emma Raducanu 6-6 Anastasia Potapova

04:17 , Jamie Braidwood

Raducanu finds an excellent wide serve to get to game point - then a very decent hold as Potapova blasts long on the return.

It’s been a see-saw first set, which will now be decided by a tiebreak.

*Emma Raducanu 5-6 Anastasia Potapova

04:13 , Jamie Braidwood

Raducanu, who is looking far more comfortable on the return games, sees a break point but Potapova finds the wide serve and Raducanu goes wide on the backhand return .

Potapova takes the hold - and leads for the first time - after crushing a backhand winner, which was followed by the latest error from the Raducanu forehand.

BREAK! Emma Raducanu 5-5 Anastasia Potapova*

04:08 , Jamie Braidwood

Ooof. Raducanu throws up a defensive lob and Potapova gets a huge break as she slams her overhead into the top of the net, only for it to drop over.

Then, a 22-shot rally goes Potapova’s way Raducanu goes for the drop shot but the Austrian nudges the approach down the line. It brings up two break points.

And that concludes a difficult game for Raducanu. She nets, and Potapova breaks up.

*Emma Raducanu 5-4 Anastasia Potapova

04:03 , Jamie Braidwood

Raducanu had a golden chance with a forehand volley over the net - but blasts wide. From there, Potapova comes through a tough rally, with Raducanu netting on the forehand. Over to Raducanu to serve it out, from the end that is facing into the sun.

Emma Raducanu 5-3 Anastasia Potapova*

04:01 , Jamie Braidwood

Potapova blasts wide on the forehand and throws her arms up in anger. That is a welcome boost for Raducanu, who had led by 40-0 only to let Potapova back into the game with a couple of errors. She moves a game away from the opening set.

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*Emma Raducanu 4-3 Anastasia Potapova

03:55 , Jamie Braidwood

Potapova jumps to 40-0 but Raducanu finds some good direction to control the forehand drive.

Another lovely point for Raducanu, as she directs and controls the exchange, before finishing with a backhand winner.

From 40-0 to deuce. But Potapova gets through the game to hold - with Raducanu going long on the forehand.

A frustrated Potapova turns to her box and seemingly asks them for some more support.

HOLD! Emma Raducanu 4-2 Anastasia Potapova*

03:50 , Jamie Braidwood

Raducanu heads down to the end of the court where the sun is right in the line of her ball toss - but she lands an ace down the T to move to 30-0.

Raducanu comes on top of the forehand-forehand exchange as Potapova nets. Raducanu with another serve down the middle. Potapova goes long.

Hold! The first of the match.

BREAK! *Emma Raducanu 3-2 Anastasia Potapova

03:46 , Jamie Braidwood

Potapova is serving into the sun and Raducanu manages to get herself into the game by hanging up a loopy strike to the backhand.

On 30-30, Raducanu crushes the forehand return off the serve, which flashes down the line to bring break point.

Will it be five in a row? Yes! Superbly adjusted by Raducanu, who finishes by thumping the forehand winner down the line.

BREAK! Emma Raducanu 2-2 Anastasia Potapova*

03:43 , Jamie Braidwood

Potapova starts to find some momentum with a couple of passing shots fired from both wings to get to 30-30.

Raducanu finds her first ace of the match, but Potapova finds some depth: Raducanu’s forehand misfires to bring up deuce.

Raducanu makes a brilliant attempt to stay in the point as she reached Potapova’s backhand, but puts the approach long.

And it leads to another break: Potapova has found something here, and Raducanu nets.

Britain's Emma Raducanu during her second round match against Austria's Anastasia Potapova (REUTERS)

BREAK! *Emma Raducanu 2-1 Anastasia Potapova

03:37 , Jamie Braidwood

A third break in a row to start this second-round match, but this finishes with a winner!

After Potapova put a forehand into the net on 30-30, Raducanu found a sharp angle on the backhand cross.

Nothing Potapova could do about that, as this match rather struggles to find rhythm.

BREAK! Emma Raducanu 1-1 Anastasia Potapova*

03:33 , Jamie Braidwood

The early break is followed by three forehand errors in a row from Raducanu to start her opening service game, offering Potapova an instant response.

Potapova grunts as she goes big to the baseline. It draws another forehand error from Raducanu, as the break swings back.

BREAK! *Emma Raducanu 1-0 Anastasia Potapova

03:29 , Jamie Braidwood

A brutal start from Potapova, but Raducanu takes full advantage.

Potapova starts by blinking at an overhead into the sun, putting it wide. Raducanu crushes a second-serve return, as Potapova nets, bringing up 0-30.

Then, Potapova double faults. Two break points, Raducanu only needs one as Potapova puts a forehand into the net.

Emma Raducanu 0-0 Anastasia Potapova*

03:25 , Jamie Braidwood

Potapova, representing Austria, will serve to start this second-round match.

Emma Raducanu v Anastasia Potapova

03:24 , Jamie Braidwood

Aryna Sabalenka will play the winner after the World No 1 raced through to the third round with a 6-2 6-1 win over qualifier Zhuoxuan Bai.

The top seed came through a rough patch in the opening set, powering to a 5-0 lead only to falter, with Bai holding serve and then breaking the Belarusian.

The Chinese world number 702 began to frustrate her opponent, picking up a third game in a row as Sabalenka grew increasingly agitated before ​eventually closing out the set.

However, the 27-year-old steadied herself at the start of the second set and showed the gulf in class between the pair to win another four straight games before eventually confirming her progress to the next round.

Emma Raducanu v Anastasia Potapova

03:20 , Jamie Braidwood

It’s a glorious day in Melbourne as Emma Raducanu and Anastasia Potapova walk out onto the sun-drenched ANZ Arena. Plenty of support for the Brit.

Emma Raducanu talks up opponent Anastasia Potapova

03:17 , Jamie Braidwood

Raducanu said she would be preparing for a tricky second-round match after the 24-year-old Potapova, who has a career-high ranking of 21, came from behind to beat Suzan Lamens in round one.

“She's been very high ranked. I remember watching Anastasia all through juniors, number one Tennis Europe juniors, ITF. I was the year below her.

“She was always the player to watch and beat through juniors. She's been very high ranked as well in the pros. She got a really tough match today so that must give her a lot of confidence.

“A big hitter. I know it's going to be a really tricky one. I need to just gather my strength and prepare as best as possible for the next match.”

Emma Raducanu’s next opponent now represents Austria after ‘copying’ player’s post

03:15 , Jamie Braidwood

Emma Raducanu’s second-round opponent at the Australian Open switched nationalities last month and was accused of copying another player’s social media post as she made the announcement.

The Russian-born Anastasia Potapova, the world No 55, confirmed in December that she now represents Austria and called the country “a place I love, incredibly welcoming and a place where I feel totally at home”.

But in announcing she is now an Austrian citizen, Potapova used the same words as former Russian player Daria Kasatkina when she announced her intention to represent Australia in March.

Emma Raducanu’s next opponent now represents Austria after ‘copying’ player’s post

Emma Raducanu recovers from slow start

03:13 , Jamie Braidwood

Emma Raducanu discovered she has a new nickname at the Australian Open as the British No 1 overcame a slow start to cruise into the second round with a straight-sets win over Thailand’s Mananchaya Sawangkaew.

Raducanu only arrived at the Australian Open shortly before the tournament, following an off-season that had been disrupted by injury and a shock defeat at the Hobart International just a few days ago, and the former US Open champion was frustrated to be scheduled late on the opening day of play.

The 23-year-old praised Thailand’s Sawangkaew, the world No 195, as she raced into an early lead on her grand slam main draw debut. Sawangkaew had two points to establish a double-break and 4-1 lead in the opening set, only for Raducanu to surge back and advance thanks to a 6-4 6-1 victory.

Emma Raducanu surprised to learn new nickname after winning start to Australian Open

When is Emma Raducanu playing at Australian Open?

03:11 , Jamie Braidwood

Raducanu is up next on the ANZ Arena - following rapid wins for Francisco Cerundolo and Hailey Baptiste!

ANZ Arena - from 12:00 AM GMT

1. Francisco Cerundolo (18), Argentina, def. Damir Dzumhur, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 6-3, 6-2, 6-1.
2. Hailey Baptiste (USA), def. Storm Hunter (AUS), 6-2 6-1
3. Anastasia Potapova vs. Emma Raducanu (GBR) [28], up next
4. Learner Tien (USA) [25] vs. Alexander Shevchenko (KAZ)

Good morning and welcome

03:09 , Jamie Braidwood

Emma Raducanu continues her Australian Open campaign against Anastasia Potapova as the British No 1 bids to set up a likely clash with two-time champion and world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka.

Raducanu, the 28th seed, recovered from a slow start to defeat Thailand’s Mananchaya Sawangkaew, the world No 195, on Sunday. After an injury disrupted off-season, Raducanu revealed afterwards that she was happy with how quickly she had found her feet on the court after arriving late at the Australian Open.