After struggling physically on a hot day at Wimbledon, two-time Wimbledon champion Ons Jabeur, who had lost to Viktoriya Tomova, pulled out of her first-round match when she was one set and a break behind.
The Tunisian former world number two, who has since suffered injuries and is currently ranked 59th, left the court for 14 minutes at 3-2 in the first set after taking a medical timeout.
Before a physio examined her blood pressure, she had previously looked distressed while sitting in her chair during the changeover, burying her head in her towel, drinking water, and applying an ice towel to her neck.
With Bulgaria’s Tomova leading 7-6 (7-5) 2-0, she returned to the court but never looked comfortable.
Jabeur, who did not speak at a press conference and left with a doctor, said, “I wasn’t expecting not to feel good.” “Over the past few days, I have been practicing pretty well, but I suppose these things do.”
Even though this has been a very difficult season for me, I’m pretty sad because it really doesn’t help with my confidence and what I keep pushing myself to do.
She continued, “I’d like to take some time off now and just try to get some rest,” and spend some time with her family.
According to the weather forecast, Monday in south-west London will see temperatures as high as 33C.
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Source: BBC
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