Emma Raducanu forced to retire in final set of WTA’s longest match of the season

Reigning US Open champion Emma Raducanu retired in the final set of a marathon first competitive outing since bowing out at the Australian Open.

The number one seed was forced to quit after three hours and 36 minutes in the first round of the Guadalajara Open, with Australia’s Daria Saville progressing 5-7 7-6 (4) 4-3 from the longest match of the WTA season.

Raducanu claimed the opening set after a tough 80 minutes by bouncing back from an early break to herself break Saville in the final game.

Going the distance under the lights