Tennis fans have blasted Emma Raducanu after the 21-year-old was forced to withdraw from her clash with Daria Kasatkina at the Korea Open on Saturday morning. The Briton was clearly struggling during the showdown and,

Emma Raducanu ’s supporters have leapt to her defence against internet trolls who accused the tennis star of faking injury problems after she retired from her Korea Open quarter-final. The 21-year-old Briton had just lost the first set 6-1 against top seed Daria Kasatkina when she withdrew having struggled with a foot issue.

Like Raducanu, Yuan was also knocked out of the US Open in the first round, coming undone against Erika Andreeva, but she has had a good 2024 in general, winning her maiden WTA title at the ATX Open earlier this season and reaching a career-best ranking of 36 on the back of some solid displays.