'Yikes' Emma Raducanu in awkward exchange after beating Victoria Azarenka in Cincinnati

With a 40-year-old and a 33-year-old, both ostracized by Raducanu, the teenager received a comment about 'respecting your elders' that took a while to sink in.

Fresh off the win over Azarenka, Raducanu's on-pitch chat interviewer began, "I don't know if anyone ever taught you to respect your elders because...yuck! "

The Brit initially looked puzzled before the interviewer added, "Serena, Vika, bagels are up against them both."

The comment was ultimately well received and discussions quickly turned to his performance.

She said: "I just had to focus on what I could control, and in points you can't think about who's at the other end of the field. You just have to play the ball.