The 18-year-old’s withdrawal from Wimbledon has focused attention on the pressure stars face
When Emma Raducanu quit Wimbledon after suffering breathing difficulties, she said she felt the experience of competing in the championship’s last-16 had “caught up with her”.
Though the details of exactly what forced the 18-year-old to withdraw are unknown, she is not the first star performer in the world of sport or the arts to shock fans by stepping away from the big stage.
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