Heather Watson was compelled to haul out of her opening match at the Wuhan Open with sickness, days in the wake of saying she had completely recouped from the issues which influenced her US Open crusade.
The British number two pulled back against American Madison Brengle in China in the wake of grumbling of tipsiness.
English number one Johanna Konta serenely came to cycle two in the wake of beating German Annika Beck 6-1 6-2.
Konta, the eleventh seed, will play China’s Zhang Shuai in the second round.
Konta needs a solid result in the competition to pass American Madison Keys and Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro in the race to meet all requirements for the WTA Finals in the not so distant future, which highlights the season’s main eight players.
Guernsey-conceived Watson, 24, was experiencing a stomach bug when trailing her adversary 3-6 1-2 in mid-30C temperatures before hauling out on Monday.
“It came on this morning. I woke up in full sweats. I went out there to see how I feel but it wasn’t great,” said Watson, who also named John-Laffnie de Jager as her new coach on Monday. Watson has been without a mentor since splitting with Diego Veronelli this year.
“I was getting goosebumps on the court and that is the worst feeling, especially when it is hot,” she added.
“It is frustrating, especially because I had a couple of matches under my belt and I was starting to feel good on court, so it is a shame this happened but there is nothing I can do.”
Watson required a therapeutic time out in the wake of losing the opening set and a specialist was called onto court to take her pulse.
On Saturday, Watson won twice to fit the bill for the occasion in her first singles matches since requiring restorative treatment taking after a month ago’s US Open thrashing by Richel Hogenkamp of the Netherlands.
In the wake of qualifying in China, Watson said tests were “all fine” in the midst of fears she had endured a backslide of glandular fever, which influenced her in 2013.
