Emma Raducanu British lost in the first round of the Abu Dhabi Open while she was descending into the right sets at the former Wimbledon Marketa Vondrousova champion.
Raducanu, 22, was beaten 6-3 6-4 because she turned out to be unable to take advantage of her entry from the end of the Joker to the main draw.
She took a positive start against the Czech Vondrousova and led 3-1 after a service break, but she then returned the first set by losing five consecutive games.
Vondrousova, who returned from a layoff in January after shoulder surgery, saved four break points at the start of the second set before breaking for an advance of 5-3 and the possibility of serving The match.
While Raducanu offered an immediate response to stay in the running by winning the next match, the hopes of the US Open champion of 2021 to make a return quickly ended.
It’s over when Vondrousova, the winner of 2023 in Wimbledon, won her third match point.
Raducanu was promoted in the main field of 28 players in Abu Dhabi this weekend, which was initially ready to compete for the first time since its fairy tale in New York three and a half years ago.
The world number 56 reached the third round of the Australian Open last month. She returned to the top 60 of the world last year after missing most of the 2023 season after surgery on the wrists and her left ankle.
Vondrousova will then play the fourth head of Kazakh Yulia Putinteva.
At the Transylvania Open in Romania, British Jodie Burrage was beaten 6-2 6-3 by home player Ana Bogdan.
After a defeat in the first round at this tournament, the double champion of the Grand Slam of Romania Simona Halep announced her retirement tennis.
The number two of the British Cameron Norrie took a winning start at the Dallas Open.
Norrie, 29, ranked 63 years, saved 11 points of rupture on his way to defeat the seventh American seeded Alex Michelse 2-6 7-6 (7-1) 6-1.
He will meet the Americans Reilly Opelka or Kazakh Alexander Shevchenko then.
Meanwhile, in Rotterdam, the world number three male, Carlos Alcaraz, took revenge on Botic Van de Zandschulp after his surprise of open American loss last year.
Alcaraz Spanish 21 years overcome his Dutch opponent in a third decisive set, finally progressing with a 7-6 (7-3) victory 3-6 6-1.
