Emma Raducanu believes that her heavy defeat by Iga Swiatek in the second round of the French Open has illustrated the distance between herself and the best players in the world and her need to keep improving.
Swiatek, a four-time French Open champion and the fifth seed in Paris this year, produced an imperious performance to defeat the Briton 6-1, 6-2 and reach the third round. Swiatek is attempting to win her fourth successive French Open singles title, a feat that has never been achieved by a female player in the open era.
