Entering the match, Raducanu and Vondrousova faced off twice, and their head-to-head is currently tied 1-1. Raducanu picked up her win in the Round of 64 at Wimbledon in 2021 before Vondrousova won the Billie Jean King Cup match in 2022.

The Brit, who crashed out of the Singapore Open earlier this week in a three-set slugfest to world No. 101 Cristina Bucsa, was initially given a qualifying wildcard but had been upgraded to the main draw. The new wildcard was awarded after a flurry of withdrawals due to injury, with Raducanu hoping to bounce back without a permanent coach in place.

Another week, another early exit for Emma Raducanu – and the inconsistency of her performances underlines the need for her to appoint a coach.