Emma Raducanu succumbed to a disappointing defeat to world No. 101 Cristina Bucșa in the first round of the Singapore Open on Monday.

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 loses in the first round of the Singapore WTA 250 event to world No 101 Cristina Bucsa in match which featured 17 breaks of serve; watch all the action from the ATP and WTA Tours on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+,

Emma Raducanu was keen to draw on the positives despite suffering a shock first round defeat at the Singapore Open. Facing 101st-ranked Cristina Bucsa, the British star played out a gruelling

Despite an early exit in Singapore, Emma Raducanu feels she actually played better than at the Australian Open.

Emma Raducanu's campaign at the inaugural Singapore Tennis Open ended earlier than expected, as the British star fell to Spain’s Cristina Busca in a gripping first-round clash.

Emma Raducanu wanted to play more this season, and so far, she has achieved that goal with mixed results. Raducanu pulled out of the Auckland Open, won two matches at the Australian Open before getting dominated Iga Swiatek.

In a bid to build momentum for the new season -- one which, in her own words, has already "started pretty well" -- Emma Raducanu finds herself one of the headline acts of this week's Singapore Tennis Open.

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

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. Raducanu,