Emma Raducanu 'going to be fine' as encouraging health update offered after Wimbledon exit
Emma Raducanu is feeling fine physically and will address her worrying Wimbledon withdrawal in the public eye shortly. That’s the belief of former British women’s No 1 Anne Keothavong, who is confident the young Briton will be “stronger” for the experience of her fourth-round retirement.
Keothavong, the captain of Britain’s Billie Jean King Cup team, has known about Raducanu’s talent for years having watched her since she was just 11 years old.
And the 18-year-old announced herself to the world with a stunning run at Wimbledon in which she dumped out Vitalia Diatchenko, 2020 French Open finalist Marketa Vondrousova and world No 45 Sorana Cirstea.
But Raducanu’s magical debut streak at the grass-court Grand Slam came to an end on Court One on Monday night as the teenager was forced to withdraw from her match against Ajla Tomljanovic.
After losing the first set, she received medical attention from the trainer and doctor while trailing 3-0 in the second and was evidently struggling to breathe.
After a medical timeout, the chair umpire confirmed Raducanu would not return to the court and it was later confirmed by Wimbledon that the British sensation had endured “”difficulty breathing”.
