How can Raducanu close gap on top players?

Image caption, Until this year, Emma Raducanu had not won a US Open match since her 2021 title winThere is some solace for Emma Raducanu following another brutal Grand Slam exit.

All four of her defeats at this year's major tournaments have come against the world's leading stars - who Raducanu believes have extra motivation to beat her.

On Friday, the British number one claimed just three games as she was demolished by 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in the US Open third round.

That followed similar one-sided defeats by six-time major champion Iga Swiatek at the Australian Open and French Open, although Raducanu did test world number one Aryna Sabalenka at Wimbledon before falling in…