Emma Raducanu’s miserable coachless run continued as she lost in straight sets to Ekaterina Alexandrova, the same Russian she had defeated in the opening round of last month’s Australian Open.

Emma Raducanu could next look to play at the Qatar Open on Sky Sports Tennis from February 9-15 after a third early exit of the year already; Raducanu lost to Marketa Vondrousova at the Abu Dhabi Open

Emma Raducanu suffers longest losing run of career as struggles continue - Ekaterina Alexandrova got revenge for her Australian Open defeat with a straight-sets win in Doha

Emma Raducanu vowed to play more matches in 2025, but her efforts are being thwarted by the worst run of form in her professional career and now she has suffered a third straight first round defeat after going out of the Qatar Open.