Emma Raducanu loses marathon first-round match against Cristina Bucsa at Singapore Open - There were 17 breaks of serve in a topsy-turvy encounter

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

Nevertheless, Raducanu remains undaunted while facing myriad challenges. She shared her first update after the Singapore Open to her 2.5 million Instagram followers on Wednesday.

Emma Raducanu's former coach, Mark Petchey, thinks there's nothing wrong with the tennis star's work ethic following her recent defeat to Cristina Bucsa at the Singapore Open. Raducanu lost a three-hour epic on Monday against an opponent ranked 101 in the world.

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 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.

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. Raducanu progres