SINGAPORE: 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.
Raducanu progressed to the third round of the recently concluded Australian Open for the first time in her career before losing to five-times Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek in straight sets.
“I have the positives (from) this week. coming here on my own with Yutaka and my mom, I’m really proud of how I dealt and handled myself this week,” Raducanu said, , referring to her fitness coach Yutaka Nakamura.
“For me to be playing this kind of match, all I need is time on court and a match-competitive situation, which I got today. I got it in abundance — over three hours of it — so, for me, it’s really valuable because every match I play, I feel like it’s a win.”
Published in Dawn, January 29th, 2025
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