Emma Raducanu refused to be too downcast after suffering an opening round exit at the Singapore Open when the British seventh seed lost 5-7 7-5 7-5 to the 101st-ranked Cristina Bucsa.

Emma Raducanu exits the Singapore Open early after a tough match against Cristina Bucsa. Despite the defeat, the 22-year-old remains optimistic, valuing her three-hour performance as a building block for the season.

Emma Raducanu was beaten in the first round of the Singapore Tennis Open by Cristina Bucsa 7-5, 5-7, 5-7 in favour of the Spaniard. But despite the loss she comes away positive.

Cristina Bucsa of Spain rallied to eliminate No. 7 seed Emma Raducanu of Great Britain 5-7, 7-5, 7-5 in a three-hour-plus marathon during the first round of the Singapore Tennis Open on Monday.

Emma Raducanu is set for her second tournament of the year at the Singapore Open, where she drew world No. 101 Cristina Bucsa in the first round. After suffering a heavy 6-1 6-0 loss to Iga Swiatek in the Australian Open third round, the Briton stayed in Australia to practice before departing for the WTA 250 tournament in Singapore.

Britain's Emma Raducanu loses to world number 101 Cristina Bucsa of Spain in the opening round of the Singapore Open.

Emma Raducanu suffered a shock first-round defeat to Spain’s Cristina Bucsa as she crashed out of the Singapore Open.

Emma Raducanu suffered a disappointing defeat in her first match since parting ways with coach Nick Cavaday. The 2021 US Open champion lost 7-5 5-7 5-7 to world No.

Raducanu kicked off her thirf tournament. However, it did no last long as she got bounced out of the Singapore Open in the first round. Raducanu, the seventh seed, faced World No. 101 Cristina Bucsa in the first round of the WTA 250 tournament on Monday.