Emma Raducanu out of Transylvania Open after defeat to Marta Kostyuk

  • British No 1 beaten 6-2 6-1 by teenage Ukrainian in quarter-final
  • Raducanu heads to Bucharest before finishing season in Linz

When Marta Kostyuk and Emma Raducanu were growing up through the junior rankings in the same age brackets at the same time, it was Kostyuk who turned heads with every backhand she struck.

She dominated the age group categories, winning everything as a junior and then swiftly breaking through as a 15-year-old professional. Year after year she remained one step ahead of her contemporaries until just one month ago when two players overtook her at once by reaching the US Open final.

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