‘Not meant to do that' – Emma Raducanu breaks tennis rule as boos rain down during delay at Queen's
The Brit's opponent was forced to apologise after winding up the crowd
TOUGH BREAK 'Not meant to do that' – Emma Raducanu breaks tennis rule as boos rain down during delay at Queen's
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EMMA RADUCANU broke a tennis rule as she was dumped out of Queen's.
The Brit was beaten in straight sets by top seed Qinwen Zheng, who was booed on multiple occasions.
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Emma Raducanu broke a tennis rule during her defeat to Qinwen Zheng
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The Brit was attempting to keep sharp during a break in play
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Zheng apologised to the crowd after being booed
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The first came in the opening set after Zheng took a break to change her footwear.
Raducanu decided to maintain her sharpness during the pause in play by practising a serve.
In doing so she broke a rule, with players only allowed to practise serves before a match.
BBC commentator Annabel Croft said: "I don't know if Raducanu is meant to hit a ball like that.
"She's just practised a serve and normally you're not meant to do that!"
However it was her opponent who was booed as some sections of the crowd became disgruntled over how long Zheng was taking to switch her trainers.
The Chinese star raised her hand to apologise to the spectators, though she once again halted play in the second set due to an issue with her racket.
Zheng recovered to take the second set, winning 6-2 6-4.
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Raducanu also took a timeout after suffering with a back problem.
She underwent treatment in the changing rooms after losing the first set.
'It's wildly inappropriate' - Moment Emma Raducanu's opponent intervenes and ushers cameraman away
It all relates to back spasms she suffered before the French Open and prior to arriving in Paris, the 22-year-old had to overcome her fear of needles to undergo acupuncture to help cure the pain.
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