US Open star in tears once more as harm ends retiring associate’s doubles run
Marketa Vondrousova was caught crying within the cool-down room after surviving a scare in her singles match towards Peyton Stearns. The world No 9 was battling an harm throughout her three-set win on Monday. And she subsequently pulled out of the ladies’s doubles with Barbora Strycova, who’s taking part in the ultimate event of her profession earlier than retiring.
There was concern throughout Vondrousova’s singles match towards Stearns when she began holding her again and shoulder after dropping the primary set. The 24-year-old was near tears as she took some tablets at 3-2 within the second set however they appeared to do the trick as she got here again to win 6-7(3) 6-3 6-2.
The Czech star nonetheless is not out of the clear with the harm concern, nevertheless, she was noticed icing her elbow within the cool-down space after her match. And cameras caught Vondrousova crying within the arms of her doubles associate Strycova. Less than two hours later, they’d withdrawn from the ladies’s doubles occasion.
It will come as an additional blow given the truth that 37-year-old Strycova beforehand said that the US Open can be the ultimate event of her profession. The pair had been set to tackle sixteenth seeds Erin Routliffe and Gabriela Dabrowski afterward Monday.
A former world No 1 in doubles, Strycova remains to be within the combined draw with Santiago Gonzalez and the pair will contest their quarter-final match on Tuesday. The 37-year-old beforehand retired in 2021 however left the door open for a possible return at Wimbledon in 2022.
While she did not find yourself heading to SW19 final summer time, the Czech participant did make a comeback this 12 months in Madrid. Pairing again up with previous associate Hsieh Su-Wei, the duo gained their second Wimbledon crown this 12 months whereas Vondrousova gained the ladies’s singles title.
But Strycova has since been adamant that the US Open can be her closing event. “I wanted her to play Billie Jean King Cup, and she was like, ‘No,'” Vondrousova beforehand advised Tennis.com after the pair linked up for Strycova’s farewell in Flushing Meadows.