London: American tennis player Bethanie Matteck-Sands was stretchered off court, screaming in pain, after her second-round match at Wimbledon was halted at one set all on Thursday.
The player, who appeared to suffer a knee injury when she stumbled mid-court at the beginning of the third set, was treated by doctors for more than 20 minutes on court, and given oxygen.
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US tennis player left screaming after knee injury
During her second-round match at Wimbledon, American tennis player Bethanie Matteck-Sands cried for help after she collapsed.
"Help me, help me please!" she screamed, as medics placed her on a stretcher. "It hurts, hurts so much."
Opponent Sorana Cirstea climbed over the net to check on Mattek-Sands and was evidently upset by what she saw. She was later seen in tears courtside.
Just a devastating scene at Wimbledon as Bethanie Mattek-Sands goes down with an injury. pic.twitter.com/kqY6wQAcbS
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) July 6, 2017
Mattek-Sands could be heard crying and screaming out for help even once the medical support arrived, with the crowd dispersing after it became clear the match was over. Many spectators had been visibly shaken by the events.
A wildcard entry to the singles at Wimbledon, Mattek-Sands is a doubles specialist and in tandem with Lucie Safarova has won the last three grand slam titles, at the US Open, Australian Open and French Open. They had been hoping to complete the full set at these championships.
Safarova was seen crying courtside during the incident.
The Woman's Tennis Association said Mattek-Sands had suffered an acute knee injury and had been taken straight to hospital.
Reuters