Emma Raducanu suffered a major injury scare just days out from the French Open after taking a medical timeout in her three-set loss to Danielle Collins at the Strasbourg International.
In a pulsating contest, world No 46 Collins rallied from a set down to beat Raducanu 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 at the WTA 500 event.
It is just a second quarter-final of 2025 for the American, who has struggled at times across 2025.
“I knew playing Emma that I would have to play my aggressive game style,” said Collins on court.
“The more that I did that, I think that I was able to kind of stay in control of the points and really push her. She played really and gave me some challenges – but I just kept going after it.”
Things started brightly for world No 43 Raducanu, who produced some superb tennis on her way to wi