Raducanu has two tournaments – the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo and the Hong Kong Open – left on her schedule this 12 months.
Francis Roig, who has an settlement to educate Raducanu till the top of the season, will not be together with her in Ningbo.
Raducanu has performed 50 matches on the WTA Tour this 12 months, probably the most since her breakthrough US Open triumph in 2021.
The bodily calls for could also be beginning to present, with Raducanu’s motion falling away as former top-40 participant Zhu prolonged the rallies to maintain her on courtroom for longer.
Raducanu gained solely 51% of factors on her first serve and 38% on her second.
She raced right into a 3-0 lead and served out the opening set regardless of 4 breaks of serve within the remaining 5 video games.
She and Zhu exchanged breaks early within the second set earlier than Raducanu requested for the physio. She left the courtroom after Zhu pressured a decider.
Raducanu grabbed at her again early within the third set after working for a forehand, and he or she made extra errors because the match went on.
Zhu faces Russian high seed Mirra Andreeva within the final 16 on Wednesday.
