Emma Raducanu will be back in England seeking new advice on her wrist problem after her last trip to America ended in a painful disappointment on Wednesday.

The British number one lost the former US Open youth champion’s battle when she was beaten in the first round of the Miami Open 6-3 3-6 6-2 by 2019 New York winner Bianca Andreescu.

Then he spoke of the need for a permanent fix to a problem that is deeply troubling for any tennis player, even if it’s not bad enough to stop him from being perfectly competitive against top 50 players like the 22-year-old Canadian.

“This is something I have been working on for some time, I will need to review it after this tournament,” said Raducanu, who will be consulting a different specialist. ‘We’ve managed it and maintained it but the current solutions are not really viable in the long term. It’s annoying and frustrating, but I enjoy the competition.’

It was a very bumpy contest against Andreescu, with neither player at his best at the same time. During some periods you wonder how they managed to win at Flushing Meadows, during other periods it’s easier to see how they achieved so much at such a young age over the course of two weeks.

‘It’s always going to be a tough game. There must be a good tennis field there,’ summed up Raducanu, whose development continues to be hampered by various ailments. During the game he shook his wrist and complained about it to his bench.

Regardless, the American visit resulted in a fourth-round showing at Indian Wells, which included two top 25 scalps. Now he will not play again until the indoor clay court Stuttgart Grand Prix in mid-April.

He decided a while ago that he was not physically ready to make the sudden switch from the hard courts that will be played by GB’s Billie Jean King Cup qualifier in Coventry.

The pattern keeps taking a few steps forward and a few back. This could have been another move in the right direction, should he manage to save one of the three break points he forced right at the start of the decider.

Andreescu, who like Raducanu was born near Toronto, was on the back foot and in the second set was nothing like a player who, ranked 31st, is currently 42 places higher than last night’s opponents.

The 20-year-old from Kent eventually leveled after the eighth game of the second set that lasted 25 points and featured seven break opportunities for the younger players.

Andreescu is a crafty customer with a huge round and corner toolbox. When Raducanu’s fervent drive missteps, it’s understandable why he would repeat the feat two years later, but overall there are too many mistakes to convince you that these two will be repeating the feat any time soon.