Crocked Emma's taking a break to recover

EMMA RADUCANU has ended her season early for health reasons.

- BY NEIL MCLEMAN

But the former US Open winner has agreed to keep working with her Spanish coach Francis Roig next year.

The world No.29 retired from her match against American Ann Li at the Wuhan Open last week in brutal conditions and posted: "Last day at the doctor’s in Wuhan. Feeling better now, shame I couldn't continue there.”

Raducanu then struggled again physically during a third consecutive defeat in the first round of the Ningbo Open in a three-set loss on Tuesday to world No.219 Zhu Lin. She also suffered from lower back pain.