Raducanu has yet to taste victory since her coach Nick Cavaday stepped down following the Australian Open, citing health reasons. Since then, she has faced several powerful opponents, losing to Marketa Vondrousova in Abu Dhabi and Cristina Bucsa in Singapore.

Emma Raducanu suffered her fourth consecutive defeat as she crashed out of the Qatar Open, losing to Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova in straight sets. The British number two, who entered the tournament on a wildcard,

Emma Raducanu has suffered a straight-set defeat in the opening round of the Qatar Open. The British No. 2 was downed 6-3, 7-5 by Ekaterina Alexandrova. The defeat marks Raducanu's third first-round exit in three weeks having missed out on a win in both Singapore and Abu Dhabi.

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