Raducanu had difficulty with the wind at Indian Wells. Between that and Uchijima's refusal to break, she was defeated in straight sets.

Emma Raducanu returns to action with straight sets defeat at Indian Wells - Raducanu lost 6-3 6-2 while fellow Brit Jacob Fearnley was also knocked out in the first round

The chief executive of the WTA said that Emma Raducanu's experience with a stalker at the Dubai Championships is not being considered a security failure.

The Brazilian teenager Joao rallied from a break down in the third set to beat Britain’s Jacob Fearnley. Read more at straitstimes.com.

It was a disappointing return to competition for Emma Raducanu, who suffered her worst-ever result in Indian Wells as she lost to Moyuka Uchijima in round one. Raducanu was playing her first match under the tutelage of Vlado Platenik, a Slovakian coach she linked up with on a trial basis for this tournament.

Emma Raducanu is back on court this evening as she takes on Japan’s Moyuka Uchijima in the first round of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

Emma Raducanu beaten in opening round of the BNP Paribas Open in first match since being targeted by stalker in Dubai; Briton says she was not thinking about that ordeal during defeat to Moyuka Uchijima in California;