Emma Raducanu suffers Abu Dhabi Open nightmare with another first-round defeat

Emma Raducanu has crashed retired of the Abu Dhabi Open successful the archetypal circular aft Marketa Vondrousova bushed the British prima 6-3 6-4 connected Tuesday.

The effect means Raducanu has suffered back-to-back first-round defeats connected the WTA Tour aft her aboriginal exit astatine the Singapore Open past week.

Raducanu, ranked satellite No.56, is presently moving without a full-time manager aft her divided with Nick Cavaday pursuing the Australian Open.

The 2021 US Open champion, ranked wrong the satellite apical 10 3 years ago, is inactive aiming to get backmost to her champion aft years of wounded problems.

She was hoping to beforehand to the past 16 successful Abu Dhabi but mislaid successful consecutive sets to satellite No.37 Vondrousova, who clinched the 2023 Wimbledon title.

Raducanu was initially owed to play successful the qualifying rounds of a tourney this play for the archetypal clip since landing the US Open rubric successful 2021.

The 22-year-old was alternatively upgraded to the main draw, though, wherever she was drawn to look chap wildcard Vondrousova.

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