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 has reflected on the positives of her appearance at the Singapore Open despite a first-round defeat. In her first tournament since the Australian Open, the 22-year-old suffered a disappointing three-set loss to Cristina Bucsa, going down 5-7 7-5 7-5 to the world No.101.

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

Emma Raducanu remained upbeat despite a surprise early exit at the Singapore Tennis Open, claiming her performance surpassed her recent Australian Open showing. "I think I'm in a pretty good place with everything and I think I actually played better than I did in Melbourne,