Raducanu beaten in Ningbo Open first round

VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE NINGBO OPEN FIRST ROUND, EMMA RADUCANU PLAYS LIN ZHU, AND MARKETA VONDROUSOVA PLAYS KAROLINA MUCHOVA SHOWS: NINGBO, CHINA (OCTOBER 14, 2025) (WTA/DAZN – See restrictions) EMMA RADUCANU V LIN ZHU 1. RADUCANU HITS FOREHAND WINNER DURING FIRST SET WIN 2. ZHU HITS BACKHAND WINNER DURING SECOND SET WIN 3. RADUCANU HITS THE NET AS ZHU WINS SECOND SET / ZHU’S SUPPORT TEAM CELEBRATE 4. UMPIRE ANNOUNCES MEDICAL TIMEOUT / RADUCANU LYING ON FLOOR WITH PHYSIO ATTENDING HER BACK 5. RADUCANU STRETCHES FOR BALL DURING THIRD SET / GINGERLY WALKS TO COLLECT BALL 6. ZHU HITS BACKHAND WINNER ON WAY TO WINNING THIRD SET 7. MATCH POINT – RADUCANU RETURNS ZHU SERVE INTO NET / ZHU WALKS TO NET / PLAYERS SHAKE HANDS WITH EACH OTHER AND UMPIRE / ZHU WAVES TO CROWD 8 RADUCANU WALKS OFF COURT WITH BAG KAROLINA MUCHOVA V MARKETA VONDROUSOVA 9. SET POINT – MUCHOVA WINS THE FIRST SET WITH A FOREHAND WINNER / WALKS BACK TO CHAIR / MUCHOVA'S SUPPORT TEAM 10. MUCHOVA BACKHAND VOLLEY WINNER IN THE SECOND SET 11. MATCH POINT – VONDROUSOVA ERROR INTO NET AS MUCHOVA WINS THE MATCH / MUCHOVA WALKS TO NET / MUCHOVA'S SUPPORT TEAM / PLAYERS EMBRACE & SHAKE UMPIRE'S HAND / MUCHOVA WAVES TO CROWD STORY: Emma Raducanu received on-court medical attention as she was beaten by wild card Lin Zhu in the first round of the Ningbo Open in China on Tuesday (October 14). The British former US Open winner lost to 219th ranked Zhu 3-6 6-4 6-1, and took two medical timeouts during the match, following a retirement in her last outing in the Wuhan Open earlier this month. Zhu will face 18-year-old Mirra Andreeva in the Round of 16 on Wednesday (October 15), after the tournament's top seed was given a bye in the first round. Elsewhere, Czech Karolina Muchova eased to victory against compatriot Marketa Vondrousova in straight sets, 6-4 6-3, to set up a Round of 16 tie with seventh seed Diana Shnaider. 29-year-old Muchova made the semi-final stage in this competition last year. (Production: Joseph Andrews)

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