Tennis LIVE: Emma Raducanu visits doctors as star left in ‘fight for survival’ | Tennis | Sport

It’s semi-finals day at both the Shanghai Masters and the Wuhan Open. Over in Shanghai, it’s two former champions up against two cousins as four-time Shanghai winner Novak Djokovic meets Valentin Vacherot, the qualifier raked down at No. 204 in the world. Vacherot’s cousin, Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech, is up against 2019 champ Daniil Medvedev.

There’s a strong lineup in Wuhan, as world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka meets Jessica Pegula in a rematch of their thrilling US Open semi-final, while Coco Gauff takes on Jasmine Paolini, who stunned Iga Swiatek in Friday’s quarter-finals.

Both tournaments have been a survival of the fittest, with players retiring and needing medical help while competing through brutally hot and humid conditions. Britain’s Emma Raducanu was forced to call it quits in her opening match at the Wuhan Open, and she has since confirmed that she visited the doctors to help her recover.

And Magdalena Frech, who lost in the round of 16, has also taken issue with the conditions. In an impassionated statement, the world No. 53 said: “It’s no longer a tennis match, just a fight for survival.”

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