04:50 PM BST Raducanu 6-1, 5-2 Bucsa* Bucsa comes out on top of the first couple of points of this next game, as she serves to stay in the match, sending a forehand into the corner on the latter.

But a remontada this was not; although Bucsa had Raducanu beaten after pushing her into a deep cross-court backhand before wafting a drop shot into acres of empty court for 30-30, and proved ...

Emma Raducanu came up short in a three-hour marathon to crash out in the first round of the Singapore Open. The British number two lost 5-7 7-5 7-5 to Spain's Cristina Bucsa in a match featuring ...

Cristina Bucsa (No. 101) will take on Mananchaya Sawangkaew (No. 132) in the Round of 16 at the Singapore Open on Tuesday, January 28.In her most recent match on Monday, Sawangkaew beat Sijia Wei i… ...

And here at Queen’s Club, sporting a claret outfit, she did not let slip a purple patch on court. Will there be bigger tests than world No 112 Cristina Bucsa? Of course.

Raducanu had her chances, holding leads in both the second and third sets at 5-4. But Bucsa, a former world No. 56, refused to back down, winning the last three games of each set to seal the deal.

Raducanu, the seventh seed, faced World No. 101 Cristina Bucsa in the first round of the WTA 250 tournament on Monday. Bucsa defeated Raducanu in a hard-fought three-set match: 5-7, 7-5, 7-5.

Fixture: Cristina Bucsa vs Anna Kalinskaya Date: February 9, 2025 Tournament: Qatar Open 2025 Round: First Round (Round of 64) Venue: Doha, Qatar Category: WTA 1000 Surface: Hardcourt (outdoor ...

Watch the moment Emma Raducanu defeats Spaniard Cristina Bucsa to advance into the second round of the women's singles at Queen's. WATCH LIVE: Queen's first round - day two Available to UK users only.

At that point, Bucsa was so far outside the qualifying cut that she didn’t think it would matter. But the week before qualifying began, as she was driving home from an ITF tournament in Portugal, she ...