Overview

• Emma Raducanu retired against Ann Li while trailing 6-1, 4-1 after a medical timeout in which her blood pressure, pulse and temperature were checked.
• Tournament officials enforced the heat rule as temperatures and humidity climbed, and the roof was partially closed for the match.
• The WTA confirmed dizziness as the reason for Raducanu’s retirement, following visible discomfort and low energy on court.
• The result harms her bid to finish the year inside the WTA top 32 and improve her chances of being seeded at the Australian Open.
• Raducanu remains entered for the Ningbo Open and Tokyo’s Pan Pacific Open, with her participation dependent on recovery after an up-and-down Asian swing that included narrow defeats in Seoul and Beijing.