Emma Raducanu LIVE: British No 1 forced to retire from Nottingham Open match after latest injury setback

Emma Raducanu has admitted she is a doubt for Wimbledon after the US Open champion suffered a “freak injury” in her opening match of the grass-court season on Tuesday.

Raducanu was forced to retire from her second-round match at the Nottingham Open just seven games into her first competitive appearance back on British soil following her remarkable triumph in New York last September.

Raducanu received treatment on her left side, with a trainer attending to her rib and upper arm, and the British No 1 said she will undergo a scan to determine the nature of the injury as she faces a race to be fit for Wimbledon in three weeks’ time.

Raducanu had played down injury concerns ahead of the French Open last month, after suffering hand blisters, foot blisters as well as a lingering back injury so far this season.

“I’m learning about my body, for sure, but I’m very happy to be continuing my preparations for the French Open and to be able to play this tournament and fortunately I didn’t have to miss this Grand Slam,” Raducanu said.

This will now be a major concern ahead of Wimbledon.

This is the third time this season Raducanu has been forced to retire from a match due to injury. There was the defeat to Daria Saville in Guadalajara, which came in the third set, as well as her opening match of the Italian Open against Bianca Andreescu. On top of that, Raducanu was also hampered by blisters in her Australian Open defeat to Danka Kovinic.

Golubic is asked to do the on-court interview, and seems a little uncomfortable doing so after a win like that. “I’m shocked a little bit. I didn’t expect this to happen and I feel sorry for Emma. I was looking forward to the challenge of this match and it’s not the way I wanted it to end. Hopefully she recovers.”

This was not how Raducanu would have wanted her UK homecoming to end. A latest injury setback forces the 19-year-old to retire after just seven games and comes just three weeks before Wimbledon.

That’s it. Raducanu approaches the umpire and is forced to retire from the match.

Golubic senses an opportunity after Raducanu fires wide on the forehand, and a forehand winner down the line from the Swiss sets up two more break points.

Raducanu nets as Golubic edges ahead once more, as Raducanu goes back to the trainer.

There is quite a subdued atmosphere now at the Nottingham Tennis Centre, as Raducanu holds the left side of her stomach in between points.

Golubic hits a lovely backhand into the corner to move 30-15 up and after Raducanu goes long Golubic plays the drop shot from the baseline that her opponent cannot reach.

But then... as Golubic takes the opening three points on the Raducanu serve the 19-year-old suddenly appears uncomfortable. A forehand winner crosscourt saves the first of three break points but Raducanu then nets, and goes back to receiving treatement from the trainer.