Tennis-British teenager Raducanu's run over as she quits against Tomljanovic


  • Tennis
  • Tuesday, 06 Jul 2021

Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 5, 2021 Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic leaves court after Britain's Emma Raducanu retired from their fourth round match REUTERS/Toby Melville

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.

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