Emma Raducanu claimed that she performed higher in Singapore than she did on the Australian Open regardless of a shock first-round exit.
On Monday, the seventh-seeded Briton bowed out of the WTA 250 match in Singapore after One hundred and first-ranked Cristina Bucsa edged her out in a good three-set battle 5-7 7-5 7-5.
Earlier than coming to the Asian nation, Raducanu defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova and Amanda Anisimova in two units in Melbourne earlier than dropping to world No. 2 Iga Swiatek.
“For me to be enjoying this type of match, all I would like is time on courtroom and a match-competitive scenario, which I received as we speak,” she mentioned after the Bucsa loss.
“I received it in abundance — over three hours of it — so, for me, it’s actually precious as a result of each match I play, I really feel prefer it’s a win.”
Raducanu: I performed higher than I did in Melbourne, that is ironic
Towards Swiatek, the 22-year-old picked up a brutal 1-6 0-6 defeat after delivering a really lackluster serving show.
In Singapore, the Briton’s serve was once more a significant concern since she blasted seven double faults and allowed a complete of 17 break factors and misplaced her serve 9 occasions.
Within the third set, Raducanu was additionally twice up by a break earlier than dropping the decider.
Nevertheless, she felt that she performed fairly effectively however that Bucsa performed “unbelievable” and that is why she misplaced.
“I feel I’m in a reasonably good place with every little thing and I feel I truly performed higher than I did in Melbourne, so that’s ironic,” the previous world No. 10 defined.
“I feel it was actually small margins in it. I actually thought I performed fairly effectively as we speak.
“She simply performed unbelievable and, credit score to her, she stored it up the entire match.”
It must be famous that Raducanu break up with coach Nick Cavaday late final week so it will likely be fascinating to see if she makes any additions within the upcoming interval.
