Dubai, Feb 19 (Reporter) Emma Raducanu was beaten by Karolina Muchova in a hard-fought match in the second round of the Dubai Tennis Championships. There were concerns for the British wildcard early in the match as she appeared to be crying and breathing heavily after Muchova broke for a 2-0 lead, the BBC reported. Raducanu continued playing and was able to fight back from 4-0 down and force a tie-break, which she lost after missing a set point. Having secured an early break in the second, Muchova held off the 2021 US Open champion to seal a 7-6 (8-6) 6-4 victory. Raducanu, who reached the third round of the Australian Open last month, climbed back into the world's top 60 last year after missing most of the 2023 season following surgery on both wrists and her left ankle. In the first round in Dubai, the 22-year-old ended a four-match losing streak - the worst of her career - with a straight-set win over Greece's Maria Sakkari. After Muchova broke early in the opening set, Raducanu spoke to the umpire and her Czech opponent appeared to console her before the match continued. Muchova, a runner-up at the French Open in 2023, will face McCartney Kessler after she stunned world number three Coco Gauff in straight sets...////...