The heat at the Wuhan Open took its toll on Emma Raducanu and there are now doubts over her participation in next week\u2019s Ningbo Open after she shared an update on social media.<\/p>\n
The world No 30 took on American Ann Li in the first round of the WTA 1000 tournament in soaring conditions in Wuhan, but she struggled in the heat as she lost the opening set 6-1 and was 4-1 down<\/a> in the second set when she called for a medical timeout.<\/p>\n The 2021 US Open winner looked uneasy on her feet, and her blood pressure and temperature were checked by a medic before she decided to retire from the match.<\/p>\n Raducanu<\/a> didn\u2019t talk to the media after the encounter and her team also didn\u2019t offer any feedback about her condition, but four days after the match, she finally gave insight into her health \u2013 and it was clearly a lot worse than just struggling with the hot and humid weather.<\/p>\n In a post on Threads, she shared an image of herself sitting on a hospital bed accompanied by the caption: \u201cLast day at the doctor\u2019s in Wuhan\u2026 feeling better now, shame I couldn\u2019t continue there but thank you for the messages \u2764\ufe0f\u200d\u201d<\/p>\n Raducanu is not the only player to have complained about conditions at the tournament as several other players have retired from their matches with Bianca Andreescu writing, \u201cWuhan weather really said: \u2018Go play tennis in a sauna\u2019,\u201d on social media.<\/p>\n Jelena Otapenko, who also retired from her opening match, wrote: \u201cIt was a tough day. I suffered a heat stroke today.\u201d<\/p>\n Raducanu, though, is due to return to action next week as she has signed up for the WTA 500 event in Ningbo, but her update has raised doubts about whether she will make her debut at the tournament.<\/p>\n The event has already suffered some big withdrawals as world No 4 Amanda Anisimova \u2013 who was due to be the top seed \u2013 is out with a calf injury while Daria Kasatkina won\u2019t defend her title as she has ended her 2025 season early.<\/p>\n WTA News<\/p>\n Jessica Pegula gives her verdict on heat dangers after Emma Raducanu\u2019s Wuhan exit<\/a><\/p>\n