Emma Raducanu battled valiantly before running out of steam as her Grand Slam return was ended by China’s Wang Yafan in the Australian Open second round.
Britain’s Raducanu, 21, was beaten in only her fourth match back after wrist and ankle surgeries which kept her out for almost nine months.
Raducanu looked like she was going to be sick early in the third set and had her blood pressure checked by a doctor.
Despite that, she had chances to break back in the decider but Wang held on.
Raducanu’s exit came after Katie Boulter, who has taken over as British number one, lost to Chinese 12th seed Zheng Qinwen on the same Kia Arena court.
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