Emma Raducanu crashed out in Singapore. (Image: Getty)
has reflected on the positives of her appearance at the Singapore Open despite a first-round defeat. In her first tournament since the , the 22-year-old suffered , going down 5-7 7-5 7-5 to the world No.101.
The clash lasted more than three hours and came just days after the British player .
And Raducanu has now declared herself ‘proud’ of how she’s managed recent events, having been mentored in Singapore by fitness coach Yutaka Nakamura.
“I have the positives from this week, coming here on my own with Yutaka and my mom, but I’m really proud of how I dealt and handled myself this week,” she told ESPN. “I feel OK. I feel like I have certain things we all manage as the year goes on.”
Raducanu was forced to in January after suffering a back injury. But she then made it through to the third round at Melbourne Park before .
And the world No.55 insisted that irrespective of her latest result, she was pleased to come through a long match on court. “I think it’s pretty early in the season,” she continued.
Raducanu has now split with coach Nick Cavaday, (Image: Getty)
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“For me to be playing this kind of match, all I need is time on the court and a match-competitive situation, which I got today. I got it in abundance, over three hours of it.
“So for me, it’s really valuable because every match I play, I feel like it’s a win. And I fought really hard. I gave everything. So I just got to keep building and moving on.”
After a harrowing period following her incredible win at the 2021 , Raducanu did show signs of a resurgence in 2024. She made it through to the last 16 stage at , her best effort at a Slam since prevailing at Flushing Meadows.
But the end of her season was again plagued by fitness issues, missing three tournaments in China and Korea. She did make an impressive return for the Billie Jean King Cup in November, but has begun the 2025 campaign short of match practice.
Only in December she reunited with former coach Cavaday before travelling to Australia. But following the tournament, the pair confirmed so Cavaday could focus on his health.