Tuesday's first-round match at the Abu Dhabi Open featured two one-time Grand Slam winners who have battled injuries against each other. Emma Raducanu and Marketa Vondrousova faced off for the third time on tour.

Emma Raducanu suffered a disappointing first round exit at the Abu Dhabi Open going down against Marketa Vondrousova in a battle of former Grand Slam champions.

Marketa Vondrousova confirmed that she has gotten back to feeling healthy but also noted that she expects nothing but a tough match against Emma Raducanu in her Abu Dhabi opener. After the draw was released for the WTA 500 tournament in Abu Dhabi,

Ons Jabeur, Marketa Vondrousova and Belinda Bencic -- picked up first-round victories at the WTA 500 Mubadala Open on Tuesday.

Emma Raducanu proved no match for Marketa Vondrousova in the first round of the Abu Dhabi Open. ( More Tennis News) Raducanu made the third round at the Australian Open last month, but has been unable to carry that form into her subsequent tournaments.

Britain's Emma Raducanu is out of the Abu Dhabi Open after losing in straight sets to former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova in the first round.

Raducanu was beaten by Cristina Bucsa in three sets, despite entering the competition as the seventh seed. Betting sites are not optimistic about the 22-year-old’s chances in Abu Dhabi with odds of 28/1 to win the WTA 500 event.

Emma Raducanu suffered a third straight defeat in the opening round of the Abu Dhabi Open. The 22-year-old was beaten 6-3 6-4 by former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova to add to her losses to Iga Swiatek in the third round of the Australian Open and to Cristina Bucsa in Singapore last week.