O tenista chinês Yibing Wu, 90º do mundo, desmaiou em quadra, nesta segunda-feira, durante partida de primeira rodada no ATP 500 de Washington, nos Estados Unidos, contra o japonês Yosuke Watanuki.
Ele liderava por 4 a 1 no primeiro set quando se sentiu mal e caiu em quadra sendo prontamente atendido pela equipe médica. A temperatura na cidade americana rondava a casa dos 30º C.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Just saw another video of Yibing Wu fainting due to heatstroke before being forced to retire from his Washington R1 match against Watanuki and it was scary. <br><br>He had been playing very well in recent weeks.<br><br>We all wish Wu a speedy recovery.<a href="https://t.co/sMCuEzwv9u">pic.twitter.com/sMCuEzwv9u</a></p>— Relevant Tennis (@RelevantTennis) <a href="https://twitter.com/RelevantTennis/status/1686081858595876864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 31, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Yibing Wu was leading Watanuki 4-1, but collapsed in Washington.
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) July 31, 2023
He was forced to retire from the match.
This is something you never want to see.
Send him your prayers. 🙏🏼
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