Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player. Emma Raducanu suffered a disappointing early exit at the Singapore Open after losing a three-hour battle to world No Cristina Bucsa. Bucsa, ranked No in the world, took advantage of an error-strewn display from the Brit to advance with a win in a contest which featured 17 breaks of serve. Raducanu appeared in a comfortable position at a set up and then up in sets two and three, but lost the last three games in both of sets to go down to defeat.
The former US Open champion made it to the third round of the Australian Open in a promising start to the year, but went out after winning only a single game against second seed Iga Swiatek in a hammering on Rod Laver Arena. She arrived in Singapore after parting ways with childhood coach Nick Cavaday , who stepped down last week due to health issues.
Instead, the year-old had her mother Renee for company in the stands, as well as new fitness trainer Yutaka Nakamura. Stream tennis and more sport with NOW. Latest tennis scores and upcoming matches. Tennis videos - highlights and best shots. She saved two break points in the first game with a pair of aces, with Bucsa serving for the first set but was reeled back in by a whipped forehand winner from the Brit.
Raducanu, seeded seventh, sealed a confident hold to love with an ace and then took her first set point with another clubbing forehand.
She retrieved an early break in the second set for but Bucsa, showcasing some of the volleying which helped her win an Olympic bronze medal in doubles last year, struck again to level the match. A jittery deciding set featured seven breaks as double faults began to creep in at Raducanu's end. Bucsa served for the match at and although Raducanu saved two match points, the Moldovan-born year-old converted her third to seal the win in a marathon encounter.
