• British No 1 beaten 6-2, 6-1 by Ukrainian, 19, in quarter-final
  • Raducanu, 18, hopes to ‘rest and reset’ before Linz tournament

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

Throughout her junior career she won everything, then she was the first to break through as a professional with a run to the Australian Open third round aged 15. Kostyuk remained one step ahead of her contemporaries at every turn until a month ago when two players, both also born in 2002, blew past her at once by reaching the US Open final.

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