{"id":98377,"date":"2023-08-30T18:59:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T18:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/?p=98377"},"modified":"2023-08-30T18:59:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T18:59:01","slug":"brit-lily-miyazaki-is-knocked-out-of-the-us-open-in-the-second-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/sport\/brit-lily-miyazaki-is-knocked-out-of-the-us-open-in-the-second-round\/","title":{"rendered":"Brit Lily Miyazaki is knocked out of the US Open in the second round"},"content":{"rendered":"
Lily Miyazaki’s US Open adventure was ended in the second round by Olympic champion Belinda Bencic.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
But the world No198 found 15th seed Bencic, of Switzerland, too tough a nut to crack as she bowed out 6-3 6-3.<\/p>\n
Miyazaki still leaves New York with the consolation prize of having virtually doubled her earnings for the year with a \u00a398,000 pay day for winning her first-round match.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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Lily Miyazaki has been knocked out of the US Open in the second round after losing to\u00a0Belinda Bencic<\/p>\n
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Bencic was comfortable throughout the game as she looks to succeed again in New York after reaching the last four in 2019<\/p>\n
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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.<\/p>\n
Miyazaki was supported once more by fellow Brit Jodie Burrage, who faces world No2 Aryna Sabalenka in her second-round match on Thursday.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
‘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.’<\/p>\n
Burrage feels her run here and to the second round at Wimbledon have earned her the respect of her peers in the locker room.<\/p>\n
‘I hope so. I hope that’s the reputation I’m getting,’ she added.<\/p>\n
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Miyazaki was supported by fellow Brit Jodie Burrage (pictured), who will face Aryna Sabalenka in the second round on Thursday<\/p>\n
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British No1 Katie Boulter has a chance to reach the third round when she takes on Wang Yafan<\/p>\n
‘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.<\/p>\n
‘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.<\/p>\n
‘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.’<\/p>\n
British number one Katie Boulter has a big chance to move into the third round as she takes on Chinese world No114 Wang Yafan.<\/p>\n
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