Already in the first round and in straight sets, this year's tournament ended for the 19-year-old shooting star, against French Alizé Cornet.
Raducanu struggled a bit with difficult wind conditions.
- I had a hard time adapting.
It's something that both players have to deal with, and she handled it better, she says at the press conference after the match, she says after the match.
She stated that she will now fall in the rankings, but that she will have to work her way up again and at least escape the yoke of being the reigning champion.
- I'm obviously disappointed and sad to have to leave (the competition), this is probably my favorite tournament.
Emma Raducanu's success last year was scripted for Hollywood after she qualified for the competition, became crowd favorite and then won the entire US Open.
She is only the second woman in the tournament's history to win after qualifying.
In the follow-up, she certainly also wrote herself into the history books - but now as the third woman, and reigning champion, to be knocked out in the first round.