WTA roundup: Raducanu crashes out in Singapore first round

Cristina Bucsa of Spain staged an impressive comeback to defeat seventh seed Emma Raducanu of Great Britain in the first round of the Singapore Tennis Open on Monday. Bucsa triumphed 5-7, 7-5, 7-5 in a grueling match that lasted over three hours.

Raducanu, the 2021 U.S. Open champion, delivered seven aces but was hindered by seven double faults. Bucsa capitalized on her opponent's inconsistencies, breaking Raducanu's serve three times in the second set and four times in the third. The razor-thin margin of victory was underscored by Bucsa winning just one more point than Raducanu (119-118).

Top-seeded Anna Kalinskaya of Russia endured a hard-fought battle to overcome American Caroline Dolehide 6-4, 4-6, 6-2. Colombia’s sixth-seeded Camila Osorio also advanced after a three-set clash with American Bernarda Pera, prevailing 6-1, 6-7 (0), 6-3.

Other players progressing to the second round included Switzerland’s Simona Waltert, Czech Republic’s Dominika Salkova, Thailand’s Mananchaya Sawangkaew, Australia’s Maya Joint, and American Ann Li.

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Romania’s Sorana Cirstea secured a comeback victory against the Netherlands’ Arantxa Rus, winning 5-7, 6-2, 6-3. Although Cirstea didn’t record any aces, she exploited Rus’ eight double faults and dominated on her first serve, claiming 14 of 17 points in the decisive third set.

In another main-draw match in Linz, Viktoriya Tomova of Bulgaria defeated Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 7-6 (7), 6-4 to progress.

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