Emma Raducanu has declared that players \u201cneed to push harder physically\u201d at this stage of the season following her concerning retirement at the 2025 Wuhan Open.<\/p>\n
The 2021 US Open winner\u2019s campaign at the WTA 1000 event in Wuhan came to an early and unfortunate conclusion as she retired when trailing Ann Li 1-6, 1-4 in her opening match<\/a>.<\/p>\n Raducanu<\/a> appeared to struggle physically throughout the match, which was played in brutal heat and humidity, and she had her blood pressure checked by the doctor in the second set before deciding to pull the plug.<\/p>\n Four days after the match, Raducanu gave an update on her condition as she took to Threads to post a photo of herself sitting on a hospital bed.<\/p>\n The 22-year-old captioned the post with:\u00a0\u201cLast day at the doctor\u2019s in Wuhan\u2026 feeling better now, shame I couldn\u2019t continue there but thank you for the messages.\u201d<\/p>\n Raducanu\u2019s participation at this week\u2019s WTA 500 tournament in Ningbo had been in doubt, but she has recovered in time to compete. On Sunday, Raducanu shared an image from inside a gym on Threads.<\/p>\n The Brit will face 230th-ranked Chinese wildcard Zhu Lin in her opening match in Ningbo on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Emma Raducanu News<\/p>\n Who is Emma Raducanu\u2019s first opponent at the Ningbo Open? 230th-ranked Chinese wildcard Zhu Lin<\/a><\/p>\n WTA Rankings Winners & Losers Wuhan Open: Sabalenka denies Swiatek; Gauff\u2019s boost, Mboko, Raducanu miss out<\/a><\/p>\n Raducanu spoke about playing in China ahead of her debut in Ningbo.<\/p>\n \u201cI think it\u2019s a special feeling. I feel very comfortable,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like I get amazing support here, which is so nice. I love how invested the Chinese fans are and how much support they give.\u201d<\/p>\n The world No 29 also addressed the physical challenge that comes with competing in the latter part of the season.<\/p>\n \u201cI think where it\u2019s different is just, it\u2019s at the end of the season, so you need to push harder physically, you\u2019re feeling it a bit more, and mentally as well, to just focus. That\u2019s probably the biggest difference,\u201d Raducanu added.<\/p>\n