No. 7 seed Emma Raducanu disappointingly bowed out of the WTA 250 event in Singapore within the first spherical after world No. 101 Cristina Bucsa claimed a really tight 5-7 7-5 7-5 win.
All through the complete match, there wasn’t a lot consistency on both aspect and there was a shocking whole of 17 breaks.
Within the first set, the Briton was up by an early break however then misplaced her serve twice because the Spanish participant opened a 5-4 lead and had an opportunity to serve out for the opener.
Nevertheless, Raducanu responded with back-to-back breaks and ended up taking the primary set.
After profitable the opener, the No. 7 seed twice got here again from a set down within the second set.
However after Bucsa claimed one other break within the eleventh sport, she did not fail to serve out for the set as soon as once more.
Raducanu was twice up by a break within the third set earlier than shedding a rollercoaster
After which, got here a third-set rollercoaster – the 2021 US Open winner was twice up by a break however then discovered herself down by a break after shedding her serve within the seventh sport.
Whereas the Briton managed to get the break again immediately within the eighth sport, Bucsa did not panic as she broke the No. 7 seed once more within the eleventh sport and closed out the match within the following sport.
Emma Raducanu and Cristina Bucsa© X screenshot
Simply as was the case on the Australian, the 2021 US Open champion struggled on her serve – had seven aces but additionally seven double faults – confronted 17 break factors and dropped her serve 9 instances.
For Raducanu, it was undoubtedly disappointing to lose very early in Singapore, contemplating that she misplaced 6-1 6-0 to Iga Swiatek every week earlier and hoped to bounce again this week.
In the meantime, Bucsa performs subsequent in opposition to both Sijia Wei or Mananchaya Sawangkaew.
