Despite the interruption, Raducanu battled 27-year-old Belarusian Sabalenka point for point, taking the match to a third-set tiebreak. In the end, she fell just short, but the crowd gave her a standing ovation, applauding her grit and composure.

"Do you want me to send the child out of the stadium?," the umpire replied, to which Raducanu raised her tennis racket and smiled

Emma Raducanu made an honest admission about world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka following their Cincinnati Open matchup.