British tennis player Radu Kanu suffered a disappointing first round defeat at the Singapore Open. The 22-year-old Radu Kanu had been hoping to start 2025 in good form after suffering a series of injuries in 2024.
However, she was knocked out of the Australian Open by Swiatek in the third round and was also eliminated early at the Singapore Open this week after losing to 101st-ranked Spaniard Becca in the first round. Becca and Radu Kanu had a close match that lasted more than three hours. Becca eventually prevailed (5-7, 7-5, 7-5) to advance to the second round.
For Bess, who finished third in the women’s doubles at the Paris Olympics, it was a win in their first meeting with Radu Kanu. Radu Kanu, who has suffered another disappointing start to 2025, will need to improve in the coming matches to move up from her current world ranking of 56th.