Overview
- Raducanu retired from her Wuhan Open opener to Ann Li while trailing 6-1, 4-1 after struggling in severe heat.
- Tournament medics conducted on-court checks of her pulse and blood pressure before play was halted.
- She later posted that she had visited doctors in Wuhan and was "feeling better now."
- Despite the setback, she has direct entry into this week’s WTA 500 in Ningbo and will face Zhu Lin in round one.
- Wuhan enforced a heat rule and briefly suspended outdoor play, with player complaints across the China swing intensifying scrutiny of tour heat protocols.