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US Open: Emma Raducanu targets clean slate after New York exit

British teenager Emma Raducanu says she is looking forward to starting with a "clean slate" after an early end to her US Open title defence.

Despite the "disappointing" defeat, she hopes she can build firmer foundations in what is still her first full season on the WTA Tour and come back stronger.

"In a way the target will be off my back slightly," she said.

"I just have another chance to claw my way back up there."

Raducanu rocketed to fame by winning last year's US Open as a little-known qualifier, but has found the transition to being full-time on the tour difficult.