Tennis star collapses at event weeks after Wimbledon incident

Tennis participant Yibing Wu collapsed whereas competing on the Mubadala Citi DC Open and was compelled to retire after main the match 4-1, with the incident coming weeks after a scary second at Wimbledon. Wu began to lose steadiness as he approached his chair and ultimately fell at a changeover in entrance of a ballboy.

Two males then tried to assist Wu to his ft however the 23-year-old wasn’t in adequate form to face on his personal two ft and was compelled to retire, which means opponent Yosuke Watanuk, 25, progressed to the following spherical of the event. The Chinese tennis participant had an identical incident at SW19 earlier this month whereas competing in opposition to Frances Tiafoe.

Wu seemed to be affected by respiratory issues earlier than being checked out by medics. He collapsed and went off-court with medics to be checked over earlier than being deemed match sufficient to proceed the match with Tiafoe, who went on to win the first-round match 7-6 6-3 6-4.

Wu’s coronary heart price was measured at a whopping 187 at Wimbledon, leaving tennis followers involved for his well being. But Wu put down the episode on the Grand Slam all the way down to meals he ate the night time earlier than. He stated: “There was something wrong with the food I ate last night – I even felt like I was losing my consciousness out there. I was better after my medical timeout, but it still affected my breathing. I feel good to play like I did, given my situation. I will go for a further check-up later.”