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.

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 exits the Singapore Open early after a tough match against Cristina Bucsa. Despite the defeat, the 22-year-old remains optimistic, valuing her three-hour performance as a building block for the season.

Emma Raducanu was beaten in the first round of the Singapore Tennis Open by Cristina Bucsa 7-5, 5-7, 5-7 in favour of the Spaniard. But despite the loss she comes away positive.

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

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

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,