News about Alize Cornet

Russian tennis player Maria Timofeeva has revealed on social media that she was left 'freaking out' after she claimed to have had €10,000 (£8,576) stolen from her bank account while in Madrid.  The 20-year-old, who sits No 99 in the WTA's world rankings, had been attempting to qualify for the WTA1000 Mutua Madrid Open this week. In her opening match, she had claimed a two-set victory against Fiona Ferro, but was eliminated by British star Harriet Dart in the second round.  Timofeeva, who claimed her first singles title on the WTA Tour in Budapest last year, revealed her confusion as to how the money had been stolen, admitting that her debit card had 'been with her for most of her time in the Spanish capital.' She also claimed that this was not the first time she had been robbed while in Spain.

After recovering from a horrific crash in 2022, Daria Saville has landed a wildcard spot in the women's singles draw - but Arina Rodionova hasn't been so lucky.

According to the organisers, Czech police barred a Russian tennis player from entering the country ahead of the WTA Prague Open tournament, a new government resolution banning athletes from Russia or Belarus caused the tournament to be postponed, causing the event to exclude other participants. The Prague Open begins on Monday and was predicted that a handful of Russian and Belarusian players, including Evgeniya Rodina of Russia and Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus, would compete as neutrals without having any national flag or symbol. However, the government passed a bill limiting athletes from Russia and Belarus from participating in sporting activities on Czech territories at the end of June, encouraging police to withdraw visas to those nationals.

When Jodie Burrage faces Katie Boulter in the first all-British WTA Tour final since 1977, she has promised that it would be a 'amazing day' for tennis in this region. In a close contest that was postponed by rain for nearly two hours midway through the first set, Boulter defeated Heather Watson, the former British No. 1 6-4, 7-5. Burrage, 24, had a grueling match of her own, eventually defeating France's Alize Cornet 7-5, 7-5.

MATCH POINT COLUMN: MIKE DICKSON COLUMN: The truth of professional sports is that lofty ideals rarely come with a hefty price tag. The fortnight preceding Easter may have been remembered as the time when tennis realized that their price is too expensive. Thena of British tennis had risen to protest the ban on Russian and Belarusian players a year after one significant tennis nation was barred from UK grass-court events following another barbaric attack on another. After the first major collision with reality, then took another stand, which crumbled. The WTA Tour is back to China, one of the world's most important and lucrative markets in the last decade.

Steve Simon, the WTA Tour's Chief Executive, has reiterated that they will not be abandoning their principles and returning to what has become one of the tournament's key markets. Following the venue's announcement for Fort Worth, Texas, at the end of this season, a press release earlier this week appeared to have predicted that the year-end finals would be held there in 2023. The tour was largely dismissed by the word 'with the event thereafter scheduled to return to Shenzhen, China,' implying that the tour was actually changing its position. However, Simon insists that this will not be the case until there is more clear evidence that former Wimbledon doubles champion Peng Shuai is living happily and safely.

Tiafoe of France advanced to the second week of the US Open with a straight-sets win over Diego Schwartzman on Saturday afternoon. The No. 1 in the United States is the No. 1. The No. 22 seed thrashes the No. 9 seed. Louis Armstrong, a 14 seed, came out top 7-6, 6-4, 6-4. 6-4 is 6-4. Tiafoe has entertained at the Grand Slam tournament, but he hasn't lost form with the American yet to drop a set.

MIKE DICKSON of NEW YORK: Emma Raducanu is hoping that losing her US Open title would make it easier for her to play her sport, removing the stress from her preparations. If her ranking goes down, she may find herself without so much pressure,' Wade, Britain's previous Grand Slam women's champion, said. She moved from Long Island to Flushing Meadows to assist Raducanu, only for her successor as GB number one to fail in the first round to France's more experienced Alize Cornet.

Emma Raducanu, a British tennis player, was strolling in New York with a fresh face and a beaming smile despite her crushing loss to Alize Cornet on Tuesday night. Emma was bursting with anticipation at the US Open last year, but she crashed out of the tournament against French Cornet after it was revealed she suffered with blisters on her hands.

MIKE DICKSON: The peak of her sponsored cap was pushed a long time ago to prevent the pain in her eyes. Despite her great showing from Alize Cornet's racket, she was still suffering, and it was hurting. Pete Sampras struggled to defend the US Open title he had won as a 19-year-old boy, and in a similar vein, he referred to it as having 'a monkey off my back.' We now know what happened next. The Californian returned to Grand Slams, winning his first Wimbledon appearance, three summers later, and by the time he was finished, he had collected fourteen Majors. After losing 6-3 6-3, Raducanu used parallel words. Sampras is not the same as she was expected, but she should not be concerned. Serena Williams took an equivalent length of time before following up on her first big breakthrough.

Following her fall from the US Open, Emma Raducanu has stated that she does not mind falling in the world tennis rankings. In the first round, the Brit, who was defending her title from last year, was defeated in straight sets by 32-year-old Alize Cornet in straight sets. Raducanu is expected to finish ranked around 80th in the world tennis rankings thanks to the result.

MARTIN SAMUEL CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Emma Raducanu appeared to be in a situation where the fight just seemed to fall out of Emma Raducanu. The agony, the remor, seemed to coalesce in a sigh of acceptance as all the demands of the previous year piled on. Second set, first point of game eight. Raducanu was a setback and trailing 4-3. The champion was at the net but she had a rival there as well. Alize Cornet tried to get a forehand pass but was rushed to get there. The ball touched the top of the net, hard, but instead of dropping on her side, it flipped up, over Raducanu's position as she shaped to volley, but it fell like a brick before the baseline. Well, it did.

Despite seeing her US Open tenure come to an end Tuesday night, Emma Raducanu appeared to be somewhat content. In the first round of the Grand Slam, the defending champion was defeated in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3. It was a far cry from 12 months ago, when she did not lose a set in her bid to victory at Flushing Meadows, and her early departure will see her fall to around 80 in the rankings.

Follow Sportsmail's live blog for Emma Raducanu's US Open first-round match against Alize Cornet.

Emma Raducanu's return to the US Open tonight is a part-time writer and a protester who is also a full-time Grand Slam player. Alize Cornet of France is one of the more difficult unseeded players to draw in round one, and few players in the field have a more interesting resume. Among the 32-year-old's highlights is that she has already written her autobiography and had her first book published.

Emma Raducanu seemed to be in improved spirits today as she practiced on court ahead of her US Open championship defense, after images of the British no.1 shedding tears during preparation surfaced on Friday. She was upbeat today, smiling with physio Will Herbert and enjoying herself on the court.

MIKE DICKSON OF NEW YORK: Emma Raducanu will never again be the innocent who turned up at Flushing Meadows last year. The one who was immediately suspended to remote practice courts outside the grounds by a pitch-and-putt scheme was joined by two other qualifiers. She admits that occasionally her US Open crown, which she is beginning to defend on Tuesday night, has weighed heavily. If you don't have time to switch off or be alone or do what you want to do.' As she was about to speak with French veteran Alize Cornet, she said, 'you're always on alert.'

IN NEW YORK, MIKE DICKSON: Emma Raducanu's last September stunned the world by rising from qualifying to winning the US Open at the age of 18, only four months after completing her A-levels. Since then, she has been through a year that has, as was always expected, has been tough. There have been setbacks, some mis-steps, and more information about how she pulled off such a feat in the first place. Sportmail takes a look at a year in the blazing spotlight.

Serena Williams was awarded a blockbuster first-round tie under Arthur Ashe lights on Monday's first night of the US Open, with the match against Danka Kovinic likely to be her last match before retirement. After the tournament in New York, the 23-time Grand Slam champion has withdrawn, meaning Monday night will be her final goodbye to tennis. The tournament's dates were announced on Friday afternoon, with reigning men's champion Daniil Medvedev opening the tournament against Stefan Kozlov in the main arena.

After the part-time doubles partners were selected to compete together in the men's singles, Aussie tennis star Nick Kyrgios will face his good friend Thanasi Kokkinakis in the US Open for his first-round match.

Emma Raducanu's US Open Championship defense is off to a slow start after losing to Alize Cornet in round one. The French veteran of this year's Australian Open seeding and reached the quarter-finals, as well as the last 16 at Wimbledon, where he was ranked 37. In round three, Naomi Osaka could face Raducanu. Serena Williams will begin her final tournament against Danka Kovinic of Montenegro, while Harriet Dart of the United Kingdom competes in the 10th seed Daria Kasatkina, while Harriet Dart of Montenegro is in-form 10th seed Daria Kasatkina.