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Britain’s Emma Raducanu attends a press conference after beating Romania’s Sorana Cirstea in their third round match at Wimbledon. Photo: AFP

Published: 11:49am, 7 Jul 2021Updated: 11:49am, 7 Jul 2021

British tennis star Emma Raducanu has said that her Wimbledon adventure “caught up” with her as she thanked her fans for their support, including her new celebrity following.

“I wanted to let everyone know that I am feeling much better this morning. First up, I want to congratulate Ajla on an incredible performance and I’m sorry our match ended the way it did,” the Chinese-Romanian Briton wrote on Twitter on Tuesday.

In Monday’s fourth round, 18-year-old Raducanu took a medical timeout against Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic before retiring, bringing an end to her record-setting wild card run.

“I was playing the best tennis of my life in front of an amazing crowd this week and I think the whole experience caught up with me.

“At the end of the first set, after some super intense rallies, I started to breathe heavily and felt dizzy. The medical team advised me not to continue and although it felt like the hardest thing in the world not to be able to finish my Wimbledon on court, I was not well enough to carry on.