Emma Raducanu retired during the third set of her first-round match against qualifier Camila Osorio at the Qatar Open on Monday. The British No 1 had a medical timeout to have her blood pressure checked before attempting to continue, but ultimately conceded the match.
Raducanu started strongly, winning the first set 6-2 in 38 minutes. However, Osorio, ranked 80th in the world, fought back to take the second set 6-4. The deciding set began with Raducanu being broken, after which she called for the physio.
Following a lengthy conversation and a blood pressure test, Raducanu returned to court but lost the next game to love before walking to the net to shake hands with Osorio and retire. The match came just days after Raducanu lost the Transylvania Open final to Sorana Cirstea, a match she described as 'very difficult emotionally and physically'.
