US Open champion Emma Raducanu loses in Sydney

Emma Raducanu of Britain hits a return against Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan during their women`s singles match at the Sydney Classic tennis tournament in Sydney. Pic/AFP

US Open champion Emma Raducanu's Australian Open warm-up tournament lasted just 55 minutes after she was thrashed 6-0, 6-1 by Elena Rybakina at the Sydney International on Tuesday.

Raducanu, 19, took the tennis world by storm in September when she won the US Open as a qualifier.

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