Beijing
Another medical drama plagues Raducanu in China
Emma Raducanu required a doctor’s attention for the second time in a Chinese match on Tuesday as the British hope made a 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 exit from the WTA event in Ningbo.
A week after quitting her opening match in Wuhan with dizziness, Raducanu was treated on court for illness.
The No. 29 eventually lost to China’s Zhu Lin after winning the opening set but asking for the doctor seven games into the second set.
Raducanu had her vital signs checked at her chair and returned to the battle only to lose the second and call for another time out in the third set, where she received a back massage.
Half-Chinese Raducanu had been hoping for a stronger autumn showing her mother’s homeland during the WTA Asian swing. But her best showing from four events was a Beijing third round and a loss to Jessica Pegula.