Emma Raducanu admitted she was unsure about her next plans after a disappointing Singapore exit but underlined that she was healthy and ready to compete again. After missing Auckland due to a back injury and kicking off her season by reaching the third round at the Australian Open, the 22-year-old accepted a late wildcard to play in Singapore.

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.

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

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

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

Speaking on Eurosport, former WTA star Laura Robson commented on Emma's tough loss: “Iga played that kind of match 55 times in the last year and just knows what to do on there on the more important points. She was just able to step it up another game.

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

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.

Britain's Emma Raducanu loses to world number 101 Cristina Bucsa of Spain in the opening round of the Singapore Open.