The former Grand Slam winner later put it down to fatigue, but Henman believes, despite the defeat, Raducanu can still walk away from the tournament with her head held high. Speaking to Sky Sports after watching the incident, he mused: “I thought Emma played a really good match tonight, she fought so hard, two very tight first two sets.

It was a tournament that began with Emma Raducanu being forced to answer questions about the departure of her latest coach after just one match. Just a week on and the forecast appears far rosier. Having won four matches in a row for the first time since winning the US Open back in 2021,