Emma Raducanu is ready for her second event of the 12 months on the Singapore Open, the place she drew world No. 101 Cristina Bucsa within the first spherical.
After struggling a heavy 6-1 6-0 loss to Iga Swiatek within the Australian Open third spherical, the Briton stayed in Australia to observe earlier than departing for the WTA 250 event in Singapore.
There, she is the No. 7 seed and will definitely purpose to make a deep run and probably win her first title for the reason that 2021 US Open.
If Raducanu efficiently overcomes Bucsa – who is just 1-3 at the beginning of 2025 – she would then meet a qualifier within the round-of-16.
Within the quarterfinal, the world No. 61 is projected to satisfy No. 1 seed Anna Kalinskaya who misplaced her first two matches of this season and did not play on the Australian Open on account of harm.
Then, the 22-year-old might probably conflict in opposition to No. 3 seed Amanda Anisimova – the identical opponent that she beat in Melbourne two weeks in the past.
Emma Raducanu and Amanda Anisimova© X screenshot
Ought to Raducanu attain the Singapore ultimate, the rivals that she might meet there embody No. 2 seed Elise Mertens, fourth-seeded Wang Xinyu and No. 6 seed Camila Osorio.
Raducanu misplaced a coach simply earlier than the beginning of Singapore
On Friday, coach Nick Cavaday introduced that he determined to cease working with the British tennis star as a result of he was coping with some well being points that wanted to be addressed.
“I am very happy to have been able to work with Emma over the last 14 months,” Cavaday said in a statement.
“At this moment in time, it’s important for me to spend some more time at home and prioritize getting back to full health, which is hard to do with the extensive calendar.
“I am glad Emma is back to being established on tour now with a ranking inside the top 60, and I look forward to seeing what she does from here.”
Cavaday was the primary coach with which Raducanu lasted a full season.
It is going to be attention-grabbing to see how she does with out him in Singapore.
