"It was very humid": Emma Raducanu explains why doctor checked her vitals during Miami Open quarterfinal defeat

Britain’s Emma Raducanu has revealed the reason which forced to doctors to intervene during her quarterfinal clash of the Miami Open. The 22-year-old recently featured in the WTA 1000 event where he journey ended in the quarterfinals as she lost to America’s Jessica Pegula in a hard-fought contest with a score of 6-4, 6-7, 6-2.

During the match, the doctors checked Raducanu’s vitals. The former world number 10 talked to the media after the match and was quoted in a report by English media outlet TalkSport, where she revealed that the doctor checked her after she had felt faint during the match.

“I just felt really dizzy," she said. "I felt faint. I don’t know. It was very humid out there and we have a long wait, so maybe just an accumulation [of things], and just physical points as well and there were long rallies and heavy conditions. I don't know how I kind of regrouped in that second set, but in the third I definitely struggled a little bit.”

Her opponent Pegula was also quoted in a report where she praise Raducanu. "It was tough," she said. "I played a good first set, a little let down in the second, got it back, went up 2-0 in the tiebreak, but it kind of flipped. She started moving the ball really well, serving good... sometimes it just happens, but I just wanted to come out in the third really strong, really quick, and just kind of jump on her and not keep the third set too close."

Pegula will now face the Philippines’ Alexandra Eala in the semifinal of the competition on Friday. The 19-year-old, who has become the surprise package of the tournament, defeated the reigning world number two, Poland’s Iga Swiatek, in the quarterfinal in straight sets with a score of 6-2, 7-5.