Emma Raducanu’s Us Open title defence preparations suffered another set back as she was beaten by Camila Giorgi in the National Bank Open first round.

Emma Raducanu’s Us Open title defence preparations suffered another set back as she was beaten by Camila Giorgi in the National Bank Open first round.

The British number one, who is 10th in the world rankings, lost 7-6 6-2 to the Italian defending champion after leading by an early break in the second set before Giorgi reeled off six games in a row to win in Toronto.

The US open, where the 19-year-old memorably triumphed last year, begins on 29 August in New York.

In the men’s event in montreal, Britain’s Dan Evans beat Filip Krajinovic of Serbia 6-2 1-6 6-0 either side of a rain delay and was joined in the second round by compatriot JACK DRAPER, who beat France’s Hugo Gaston 6-2 6-3.