Overview

• Raducanu retired from her Wuhan Open opener against Ann Li after experiencing dizziness in severe heat following on-court assessments by a WTA physio and the tournament doctor.
• Three days later she shared a hospital photo from Wuhan on Threads, telling fans she was feeling better and thanking them for their messages.
• Organizers in Wuhan delayed start times to 3 p.m. as temperatures neared 36°C with high humidity, and multiple matches were affected.
• Jelena Ostapenko withdrew citing a heat stroke, while in Shanghai Novak Djokovic was sick on court and Holger Rune questioned the absence of an ATP heat rule.
• The incident came shortly after Raducanu’s narrow loss to Jessica Pegula at the China Open in Beijing.