India, Aug. 12 -- Emma Raducanu on Monday found herself in a tense situation during her Cincinnati Open defeat to world number one Aryna Sabalenka. The 22-year-old lost 7-6 (7-3), 4-6, 7-6 (7-5) in a marathon thriller lasting more than three hours against the defending champion.

The Brit's most testing period came during her service game in the third set, which lasted over 20 minutes. Trailing 3-4, Raducanu struggled to close out the game, reaching deuce 13 times. While fending off multiple break points, controversy erupted when she pulled out of her service motion to point out a distressed child in the stands.

"It's been, like, 10 minutes," she told the umpire after retreating to the baseline.

The official replied: "It's a child. Do y...