Emma Raducanu: British No 1 retires during first round of Wuhan Open against Ann Li

[ad_1] Emma Raducanu retired from her first-round match on the Wuhan Open towards Ann Li as she appeared to battle with the humid situations.

Raducanu was 6-1 4-1 right down to Li when she determined to retire after a medical timeout, having appeared nearly dizzy at factors within the second set.

The British No 1 is the most recent participant to retire or withdraw from a match in current weeks through the Asia swing with six-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek criticising the "overwhelming" tennis schedule.

Li, who will face Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova within the subsequent spherical, mentioned: "I wish to want Emma a quick restoration. It appears to be like like she wasn't feeling good.

"It was a tricky match final time, so hopefully she feels higher. I am pleased with my efficiency, I stayed fairly stable for all the match."

<img class="sdc-article-image__item" loading="lazy" intrinsicsize="768x432" src="https://e0.365dm.com/25/10/768x432/skysports-emma-raducanu-tennis_7044608.jpg?20251007072606" srcset="https://e0.365dm.com/25/10/384x216/skysports-emma-raducanu-tennis_7044608.jpg?20251007072606 380w, https://e0.365dm.com/25/10/768x432/skysports-emma-raducanu-tennis_7044608.jpg?20251007072606 760w, https://e0.365dm.com/25/10/1600x900/skysports-emma-raducanu-tennis_7044608.jpg?20251007072606 1024w, https://e0.365dm.com/25/10/2048x1152/skysports-emma-raducanu-tennis_7044608.jpg?20251007072606 2048w" sizes="(min-width: 1024px) 1024px, 100vw" alt="Emma Raducanu in action at the China Open" data-testid="article-image-image"/> Picture: Emma Raducanu appeared all out of types in her straight units defeat to Ann Li Raducanu obtained off to a quick begin by breaking Li within the opening recreation however went on to lose the subsequent six video games of the primary set in simply 28 minutes.

Li merely overpowered Raducanu with nice ball-striking whereas her opponent started to more and more make unforced errors and was clearly not totally match.

Raducanu made 4 double faults in the beginning of the second set, bending down, signalling that she might retire however one way or the other managed to carry serve.

<img class="sdc-article-image__item" loading="lazy" intrinsicsize="768x432" src="https://e0.365dm.com/25/10/768x432/skysports-tennis-emma-raducanu_7044582.jpg?20251007070731" srcset="https://e0.365dm.com/25/10/384x216/skysports-tennis-emma-raducanu_7044582.jpg?20251007070731 380w, https://e0.365dm.com/25/10/768x432/skysports-tennis-emma-raducanu_7044582.jpg?20251007070731 760w, https://e0.365dm.com/25/10/1600x900/skysports-tennis-emma-raducanu_7044582.jpg?20251007070731 1024w, https://e0.365dm.com/25/10/2048x1152/skysports-tennis-emma-raducanu_7044582.jpg?20251007070731 2048w" sizes="(min-width: 1024px) 1024px, 100vw" alt="Emma Raducanu in action at the China Open" data-testid="article-image-image"/> Picture: Emma Raducanu received simply two video games earlier than retiring Nonetheless, the match went away from her once more as Li received 4 consecutive video games earlier than Raducanu known as for the coach and shortly shook palms with the American following a short check-up.

Earlier on Tuesday, Naomi Osaka beat Leylah Fernandez 4-6 7-5 6-3 and Amanda Anisimova withdrew from the match on account of a calf damage following her triumph on the China Open on Sunday.

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