Emma Raducanu suffers one other well being scare after calling medical timeout in newest defeat at Dubai Tennis Championships
Emma Raducanu needed to have her blood pressure checked on court by a doctor again during her first round defeat at the Dubai Tennis Championships on Monday.
Raducanu had health and fitness issues on route to reaching the Transylvania Open final earlier this month.
She was then forced to retire in the third set of her opening match at the Qatar Open last week against Camila Osorio in Doha, one game after being visited by the tournament doctor.
It was later revealed that Raducanu had been suffering from a chest infection.
Raducanu appeared to be suffering again in Dubai, with the British star granted a medical time out before the second set of her match against Croatia’s Antonia Ruzic.
Ruzic, who had been a late replacement for the injured Elisabetta Cocciaretto in the draw, had just taken the opening set 6-1 against Raducanu.
Emma Raducanu required a medical time out in her opening match of the Dubai Championships
Raducanu had her blood pressure taken after losing the opening set 6-1 to Antonia Ruzic
A doctor was seen checking Raducanu’s blood pressure on the court during the break, while she was also given some tablets.
Raducanu was ultimately able to continue and battled back from a break down to win the second set on a tie-break and force the contest into a decider.
She appeared to have maintained the momentum by taking a 2-0 lead in the decider.
However, Ruzic stormed back to win six consecutive games to secure a 6-1, 6-7, 6-2 victory over Raducanu.
Having opted to play the Middle East swing, Raducanu has been looking to build on her performances in Romania, her father Ion’s homeland, where she reached the final.
It was the final final Raducanu had reached since famously winning the US Open back in 2021.
Raducanu had shown promising signs in Romania and battled through a shoulder injury and lengthy semi-final against Oleksandra Oliynykova.
She eventually was beaten in the final by Sorana Cirstea 6-0, 6-2, with Raducanu later disclosing that she had been battling a chest infection.
Raducanu, who recently suffered from a chest infection, battled back to force the match into a decider
Despite taking a 2-0 lead in the decider, Raducanu lost six consecutive games to lost 6-1, 6-7, 6-2
‘I’ve already been battling a bit of a chest infection, but that [semi-final] match took it out of me extra,’ Raducanu told the BBC after the final.
‘So today, I was pretty gassed from the start. But I would much rather have this situation than have lost that match and not played today and be part of the final.’
Raducanu is currently without a full-time coach, after parting ways with Francisco Roig following her early exit at the Australian Open in January.
The 23-year-old is participating in Dubai for the first time since her terrifying stalker ordeal at the tournament.
Last year, Raducanu had spotted a man who had previously ‘exhibited fixated behaviour’ during her second round match.
She had been left in tears after recognising the man, who had approached her days earlier and handed over a letter.
Speaking to Daily Mail Sport in December, Raducanu stated that she had ‘gotten over it’ and no longer feels as though she is hiding.
