Raducanu, 18, stopped playing while trailing in the second set of her fourth-round match against Ajla Tomljanovic on Monday. Eventually, the chair umpire announced Raducanu would not continue because of a health issue.
Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic returns against Australia's Ashleigh Barty during their women's quarter-final tennis match on the eighth day of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London
Former tennis star John McEnroe’s reaction on the BBC’s broadcast to British teenager Emma Raducanu’s mid-match retirement at Wimbledon has put him in the spotlight.
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Raducanu, 18, stopped playing while trailing in the second set of her fourth-round match against Ajla Tomljanovic on Monday. Eventually, the chair umpire announced Raducanu would not continue because of a health issue.
McEnroe told viewers “it appears it got a bit too much, which is understandable,” for Raducanu. The All England Club said Raducanu had “difficulty breathing.”
“For him to say that, it’s definitely harsh,” Tomljanovic said.
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