Emma Raducanu clings to positives after early Singapore Open exit

Emma Raducanu in motion throughout Singapore Open 2025. –Ashok Kumar/WTA

Emma Raducanu refused to be too downcast after struggling a gap spherical exit on the Singapore Open when the British seventh seed misplaced 5-7 7-5 7-5 to the One hundred and first-ranked Cristina Bucsa.

Raducanu progressed to the third spherical of the lately concluded Australian Open for the primary time in her profession earlier than shedding to five-times Grand Slam champion and Polish second-seed Iga Swiatek in straight units.

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Having handled a string of accidents since capturing the 2021 U.S. Open, her solely main, Raducanu went down in Singapore after a three-hour and three-minute battle in opposition to her Spanish opponent on Monday.

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However the 22-year-old was pleased with the best way she dealt with herself following the top of her partnership with coach Nick Cavaday, who stepped again from the function final week to prioritise getting again to full well being.

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“I’ve the positives (from) this week, coming right here alone with Yutaka and my mother, however I’m actually happy with how I dealt and dealt with myself this week,” Raducanu instructed ESPN after the match, referring to her health coach Yutaka Nakamura.

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“I really feel OK. I really feel like I’ve sure issues all of us handle because the 12 months goes on. I feel it’s fairly early within the season.

“For me to be enjoying this sort of match, all I would like is time on courtroom and a match-competitive state of affairs, which I acquired at the moment. I acquired it in abundance — over three hours of it — so, for me, it’s actually invaluable as a result of each match I play, I really feel prefer it’s a win.

“And I fought actually laborious. I gave all the things. So I simply acquired to maintain constructing and shifting on.”