Brit Lily Miyazaki is knocked out of the US Open in the second round as she loses in straight sets to No15 seed Belinda Bencic in New York
- Muyazaki had beaten Russia’s Margarita Betova her first round tie on Monday
- The victory was her first ever win in a main draw match at a Grand Slam event
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Lily Miyazaki’s US Open adventure was ended in the second round by Olympic champion Belinda Bencic.
The 27-year-old came through three matches to qualify at Flushing Meadows for the first time and then picked up a maiden grand slam win against Margarita Betova in round one.
But the world No198 found 15th seed Bencic, of Switzerland, too tough a nut to crack as she bowed out 6-3 6-3.
Miyazaki still leaves New York with the consolation prize of having virtually doubled her earnings for the year with a £98,000 pay day for winning her first-round match.
A break early in the first set and two in the second set proved her undoing, although she did break the Bencic serve late on, prompting the 26-year-old to fling her racket to the ground.
Lily Miyazaki has been knocked out of the US Open in the second round after losing to Belinda Bencic
Bencic was comfortable throughout the game as she looks to succeed again in New York after reaching the last four in 2019
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But ultimately Bencic, a former semi-finalist, was too strong for the Tokyo-born debutant and broke again to seal the victory.
Miyazaki was supported once more by fellow Brit Jodie Burrage, who faces world No2 Aryna Sabalenka in her second-round match on Thursday.
Burrage, who beat Anna Blinkova in straight sets on Tuesday night, said: ‘It’s a massive match. Probably one of the biggest ones I would have played in my career.
‘But I’ll go out there and enjoy it like I always do. I’ll take the confidence from the matches I played this week and the last few weeks and months. Like everything, it’s lessons I’ve been learning from.’
Burrage feels her run here and to the second round at Wimbledon have earned her the respect of her peers in the locker room.
‘I hope so. I hope that’s the reputation I’m getting,’ she added.
Miyazaki was supported by fellow Brit Jodie Burrage (pictured), who will face Aryna Sabalenka in the second round on Thursday
British No1 Katie Boulter has a chance to reach the third round when she takes on Wang Yafan
‘A few more of the girls, I start hitting with them, then you know them a little bit more. In the locker room, as well, it really is a place where you can chat to people and get to know people a little bit more.
‘I’ve been speaking to Jessie Pegula a little bit because she’s in my bit of the locker room. Mostly we’re talking about the adidas outfit, what we’re wearing. Those little things start the conversations.
‘But, yeah, hopefully they are building respect for me and finding who I am out as a player – hopefully not too soon because I think that surprise is helping me at the moment.’
British number one Katie Boulter has a big chance to move into the third round as she takes on Chinese world No114 Wang Yafan.
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