LONDON (Reuters) - British teenager Emma Raducanu's fairytale Wimbledon debut ended in distressing circumstances as she was forced to retire against Australian Ajla Tomljanovic after suffering breathing difficulties in the fourth round on Monday. The 18-year-old wildcard, ranked 338 in the world, went toe-to-toe with the experienced Tomljanovic in a brutal first set full of intense baseline exchanges. "I am actually shocked because Emma must be hurt if she came to the decision to retire," the 28-year-old Tomljanovic said on court. She was made to wait until 8pm to start against Tomljanovic because of the preceding five-set men's singles match between Felix Auger-Aliassime and Alexander Zverev. With the roof closed because of rain the stage was set for the next thrilling instalment of Raducanu's adventure.

Source: The Star July 05, 2021 20:50 UTC