The 2022 US Open went without a title from the first round, Emma Reducanu was defeated by the experienced Alize Cornet (6-3, 6-3). At the end of the “Louis Armstrong” controversy, Mats Wilander talked about similarities with Simona Halep.

Emma Reducanu, elimination from US Open 2022 and similarities with Simona Halep

Former ATP No. 1 and multiple Grand Slam winner Mats Wilander says Emma Reducana’s first-round exit is no surprise.

The Swede also found similarities with Simona Halep, an athlete who also exited the US Open in the first round.

“I would say that for Emma Reducan at the moment to play with someone like Alize Cornet, who is intelligent and experienced, is not a good move at all. Alizeh is not wrong, besides, she is a great athlete, she is not afraid of players with a higher rating.

It’s just an unlucky draw. So is this a surprise? Not really, to be honest.

I think now we’ll start to see what Emma Reducana really means. She will have all ranking points removed from her and will start from scratch, but will still be present at major tournaments and most tournaments.

Emma is a good player, but not a great one. She was very confident last year and she is a fighter. The only thing I don’t know is that I feel like she hasn’t found herself as a player yet.

Does she risk it? Does he play very aggressively? Or does he use his movement skills, back off a bit and play with little variation? Now it seems to me that she is like Simona Halep, she has a little bit of everything.

We haven’t seen his route yet – how will he actually end the game? Since she can do everything, she has no way to destroy the opponent” – Mats Wilander for Eurosport.

Emma Reducanu, steep decline in the WTA ranking

Reducanu was unable to defend the points she earned at the 2021 tournament and is currently ranked 80th in the WTA Live rankings (down 69 places).

Depending on what happens at the 2022 US Open, Emma could still lose some places in the world rankings.