{"id":8577,"date":"2025-02-18T21:30:23","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T22:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/?p=8577"},"modified":"2025-02-18T23:16:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T23:16:15","slug":"emma-raducanu-bursts-into-tears-during-rollercoaster-defeat-to-karolina-muchova-in-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/18\/emma-raducanu-bursts-into-tears-during-rollercoaster-defeat-to-karolina-muchova-in-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"Emma Raducanu bursts into tears during rollercoaster defeat to Karolina Muchova in Dubai"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Emma Raducanu looked visibly distraught after going 2-0 down (Picture: Sky Sports)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Emma Raducanu<\/a> broke down in tears during her straight-sets defeat to Karolina Muchova at the Dubai Tennis Championships on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The British tennis star ended the worst losing run of her entire career<\/a> on Sunday with an impressive 6-4 6-2 victory over Greek<\/a> star Maria Sakkari.<\/p>\n

Raducanu was unable to reach the last 16 in the United Arab Emirates, though, as Muchova produced a 7-6 6-4 win over the 2021 US<\/a> Open winner.<\/p>\n

After falling behind 2-0 in the opening set of the match, Raducanu looked visibly distraught and was spotted wiping away tears with her towel while stood courtside.<\/p>\n

The 22-year-old, who was seen struggling with her breathing, eventually gestured to the umpire that she was able to continue and was applauded as she made her way back to the baseline.<\/p>\n

Despite suffering defeat in a rollercoaster battle – Raducanu actually won more overall points than her opponent – in what was a brave effort against an opponent ranked 44 places above her in the current WTA standings.<\/p>\n

Czech world No.17 star Muchova was 5-2 up in the first set but had to save set points in a highly-competitive match against world No.61 Raducanu.<\/p>\n

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Emma Raducanu wiped away tears with her towel (Picture: Sky Sports)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ultimately, it was Muchova who took her chances and won the big points to eliminate Raducanu from the Dubai Tennis Championships.<\/p>\n

It is currently unclear as to why Raducanu burst into tears early-on in the match – with the Briton appearing to be in some sort of discomfort as she emotionally spoke with the umpire – and Muchova coming over to the side of the court to make sure she was okay.<\/p>\n

‘You never want to see a player in tears on court,’ said a Sky Sports commentator as the incident unfolded. ‘This is meant to be a fun game.’<\/p>\n

Raducanu is currently playing without a full-time coach after Nick Cavaday stepped away from the role due to health reasons following the Australian Open.<\/p>\n

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Karolina Muchova defeated Britain’s Emma Raducanu 7-6 6-4 (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Raducanu started the year in fine form<\/a>, reaching the third round at the Australian Open with impressive wins over Ekaterina Alexandrova and Amanda Anisimova.<\/p>\n

But the former world No.10 then suffered four defeats in a row, losing to Iga Swaitek at Melbourne Park before first-round exits in Singapore, Abu Dhabi and Doha to Cristina Bucsa, Marketa Vondrousova and Alexandrova.<\/p>\n

Speaking after she ended that losing streak with victory over Sakkari, Raducanu said: ‘I was really pleased with how I fought and competed against Maria.<\/p>\n

‘She\u2019s a top player, been as high as three in the world. I\u2019m just really proud of my performance.’<\/p>\n

After losing to Muchova, Raducanu is now expected to jet home to the United Kingdom to get herself ready for Indian Wells and the Miami Open.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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