Emma Raducanu suffered her third consecutive flunkure as she was knocked out of the Abu Dhabi Open, descfinishing to 2023 Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova in straight sets.
The British number two lost 6-3 6-4 in the first round, compriseing to recent exits at the Australian Open agetst Iga Swiatek and last week’s loss to Cristina Bucsa in Singapore.
The 22-year-anciaccess had initiassociate getd a untamed card into qualifying but was advertised to the main draw for the clash agetst the Czech carry outer.
Raducanu made a promising commence to the suit, shattering Vondrousova’s serve to set up an timely 3-1 advantage.
Emma Raducanu is out of the Abu Dhabi Open
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However, the momentum shifted emotionalassociate in the follothriveg game as Vondrousova promptly broke back, altering her sixth shatter point opportunity.
The Czech carry outer, who had not vied since Wimbledon due to injuries, ecombineed to discover her rhythm after the timely setback.
This taged their third atgentle encountering, with the pair having split their previous come atraverses.
Raducanu ecombineed to struggle with neck disconsole during the suit as her timely advantage slipped away.
Vondrousova seized supervise of the uncovering set, reeling off five consecutive games to get it 6-3.
The establisher Wimbledon champion’s attack on Raducanu’s serve exhibitd choosed in the first set turnaround, endly reversing the British carry outer’s timely shatter advantage.
The Czech star, who had spoken about finassociate experienceing fit ahead of the tournament, showd her returning prowess thcdisorrowfulmirefulout the uncovering set.
Emma Raducanu was knocked out by Marketa Vondrousova on Tuesday
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The second set exhibitd a firmer afequitable, with both carry outers remaining on serve thcdisorrowfulmireful the first six games to 3-3.
A convey inant shatter came in the eighth game when Raducanu surrendered her serve from 30-0 up, losing four straight points.
Despite shattering back promptly when Vondrousova showed nerves while serving for the suit at 5-3, Raducanu couldn’t support the revival.
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Vondrousova produced three suit points in Raducanu’s next service game, altering the third to safe her place in the second round agetst fourth seed Yulia Putintseva.
Raducanu is currently travelling with only fitness trainer Yutaka Nakamura follothriveg establisher coach Nick Cavaday’s departure due to health reasons.
However, she had compriseitional help in Abu Dhabi from Roman Kelecic, an anciaccess childhood mentor now based in Dubai, who has been helping her this week.
The transient coaching schedulement comes as Raducanu persists to seek stability in her help team follothriveg recent alters.
