EMMA Raducanu had a hard time retiring in the first round against Ann Li in Wuhan Open.
When Raducanu decided to retire after a medical time out, LI felt almost dizzy in the second set down with 6-1 4-1.
British NO 1 is the latest player who retires or withdraws from a tournament that criticizes the “overwhelming” tennis schedule with six grand slam champions IgA Swing in the Asian swing for recent weeks.
Raducanu hopes to finish the season strongly by maintaining the top 32nd place in the WTA ranking so that it will be seeded in January, but it is not clear whether it will compete for other Chinese events this month.
In the next round, Li to face Ekaterina Alexandrova in Russia said: “Emma wishes a quick recovery, she doesn’t feel good.
“It was a hard game last time, so I hope she feels better. I’m satisfied with my performance. I was quite solid about the whole game.”
Emma Raducanu saw everything in her straight set that was defeated by Ann Li.
Raducanu started a quick start by breaking LI in the opening game, but in 28 minutes, he lost six games in the first set.
Li overwhelmed Raducanu, simply riding a big ball, but the other party began to create more powerful errors and was definitely not perfect.
Raducanu signaled that he could retire with four double defects at the beginning of the second set, but somehow maintained serving.
Emma Raducanu won two games before retirement
However, the game disappeared from her as Li won four consecutive games before Raducanu demanded a trainer to do blood pressure and temperature tests.
On Tuesday, Naomi Osaka won the Layla Fernandez 4-6 7-5 6-3, and Amanda Ana Shimoba withdrew from the tournament due to a calf injury that won the Chinese Open on Sunday.
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