“I think it was hard for me. The last two matches that I lost, I had match points in both,” Emma Raducanu reflected after her heartbreaking defeat to Jessica Pegula at the China Open. History, it seems, has a cruel way of circling back. Just as she did at last year’s Korea Open, where a foot injury forced her to retire mid-match, Emma Raducanu once again found her Asian swing laced with heartbreak. After a frustrating R16 exit in Seoul, Raducanu’s Wuhan Open campaign faced another setback. She was now forced to retire mid-match against Ann Li due to a sudden medical scare, leaving fans shocked and deeply concerned for the young Brit’s well-being.

On another sweltering day in Wuhan, with temperatures soaring to 35 degrees and humidity above 60 percent, Emma Raducanu got off to a

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