Paris, May 24 -- Britain's Emma Raducanu endured another disappointing outing on clay as she crashed out of the 2026 French Open in the first round following a 6-0, 7-6 (7-4) defeat to Argentina's Solana Sierra at Roland Garros on Sunday.

The 23-year-old, playing her third French Open main draw, struggled to find rhythm against the aggressive and composed Sierra, who dominated the opening set and held firm in a tense second-set tie-break to seal victory in under two hours, according to Olympics.com.

Raducanu, currently Great Britain's highest-ranked women's singles player, has been trying to regain momentum after returning from a lengthy absence caused by post-viral illness. She had also suffered an opening-round defeat in Strasbourg la...