Emma Raducanu was bundled out of the Mubadala Citi DC Open in Washington within the semi-finals after shedding 6-4 6-3 to Anna Kalinskaya.
The British No 1 matched the Russian early, utilizing her superior serve to choose up 5 aces.
Nevertheless, she was often unable to take full benefit of her firepower as she didn’t convert any of her 4 break-point alternatives.
This left sufficient of a window for Kalinskaya to capitalise, clinching the primary set earlier than cruising by the second and wrapping up the victory in a single hour and 34 minutes.
Raducanu had reclaimed her spot because the top-ranked British lady from Katie Boulter on Thursday when she beat two-time US Open champion Naomi Osaka.
Persevering with her return to kind in her subsequent match Raducanu had come from a break down within the second set to beat Maria Sakkari 6-4 7-5 that put her into the semi-final with Kalinskaya.
Kalinskaya will now play Leylah Fernandez in Sunday’s ultimate after the the Canadian edged out third seed Elena Rybakina in a marathon encounter that required three tie-breaks for a decision.
Fernandez prevailed 6-7 7-6 7-6 after three hours and 12 minutes on courtroom.
In the meantime, a scrappy efficiency from Australia’s Alex de Minaur was sufficient to e-book him a spot within the males’s ultimate with a 6-4 6-3 victory over French fortunate loser Corentin Moutet.
The world No 10 overcame 33 unforced errors to wrap up the win in a single hour and 44 minutes.
He’ll face Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina within the ultimate, after the twelfth seed upset American fourth seed Ben Shelton 6-2 7-5.
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