British wildcard Emma Raducanu has thanked fans after her Wimbledon journey came to an end.

The Bromley teen retired from her fourth-round match after suffering breathing difficulties as her dream debut came to a heartbreaking end.

The 18-year-old was trailing 4-6 0-3 to Ajla Tomljanovic when she called on a trainer.

She left the court to receive further treatment, but it was soon announced she would not be returning.

And this afternoon Emma took to Twitter to thank fans for their support.

She said the "whole experience caught up" with her but she is "feeling better".

The Brit said she "started to breathe heavily and felt dizzy" after the first set and was advised by medics not to continue.

She described not being able to carry on as "the hardest thing in the world".

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"I was not well enough to carry on," Raducanu wrote.

Raducanu was trailing 4-6 0-3 to Australia's Tomljanovic when she became unwell, leaving the court before it was announced she would not be returning.

A statement released after her retirement said she had suffered breathing difficulties, but did not go into any further detail.

Radacanu said on Tuesday she began to feel ill after some "super intense rallies" during the first set.

"I was playing the best tennis of my life in front of an amazing crowd this week and I think the whole experience caught up with me," she added.

"I want to thank the people who have cheered me on every single match, I wanted to win so badly for you."

"I will cherish everything we have achieved together this week and come back stronger."

She said: "I will cherish everything we have achieved together this week and come back stronger. 

News Shopper: Renee Raducanu (centre) leaves her seat after Emma Raducanu retires from the match against Ajla Tomljanovic in their Ladies' Singles Round of 16 match on day seven of WimbledonRenee Raducanu (centre) leaves her seat after Emma Raducanu retires from the match against Ajla Tomljanovic in their Ladies' Singles Round of 16 match on day seven of Wimbledon

"Can't wait to see waht's next on my journey."

Tomljanovic will face fellow Australian Ashleigh Barty in the quarter-finals.

The young player had enjoyed a remarkable rise over the last week at Wimbledon, her maiden Grand Slam only a month after making her WTA Tour debut.

She beat two top-50 opponents, Marketa Vondrousova and Sorana Cirstea, to reach the last 16, making her the last Briton standing in the singles draws.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the prime minister, astronaut Tim Peake and musician Liam Gallagher were among those tweeting their support.

"In so many ways this has been a life-changing week for her," former world number one Tracy Austin told BBC Sport.

"She was ranked 338 and now she's going to go into the 100s so it will make it much easier for her to play higher-level tournaments.

"She has a wonderful game as far as very athletic, a very good head on her shoulders, she seems very grounded because she has stayed in school. She has got ways to win points with weapons, she's got a terrific defence, it all looks great."