Emma Raducanu statement in FULL: Star opens up on heartbreaking Wimbledon retirement ‘I wasn’t well’

EMMA RADUCANU has issued a statement about her early retirement from a fourth-round match at Wimbledon, but what did she say?

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Emma Raducanu, 18, retired from her last-16 tennis match at Wimbledon. She today spoke out about her reason behind the move claiming the “whole experience caught up” with her. Her statement in full is detailed below.

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The tennis star became a wildcard in this year’s competition after making it further in the competition than expected.

She was forced to retire from her Wimbledon fourth-round match after suffering breathing difficulties bringing her Wimbledon journey to a heartbreaking end.

The teenage athlete was trailing 4-6 0-3 to Ajla Tomlijanovic when she called on her trainer.

Raducanu left the court for medical treatment before announcing she would not be returning.

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Wimbledon later confirmed Raducanu retired from the match because of “difficulty breathing”.

The British wildcard tennis star, who was ranked 338th in the world before the tournament, lost a tight first set.

She began to show signs of feeling unwell early in her second set.

Raducanu was seen frequently placing her hand on her stomach and showing signs of breathlessness.