A virus is on the loose and is wreaking havoc among the players present these days at the Caja Magica. After Iga Swiatek was forced to retire in the third set of her match against Ann Li on Saturday, Coco Gauff was also on the verge of throwing in the towel early
Gauff called for the presence of the Mutua Madrid Open doctor during her duel with Sorana Cirstea and which finally went in her favor, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1. She was seen suffering and vomiting in the changeover chair and had her blood pressure and oxygen measured
There is something going around among the players, a virus
“There’s something going around the players, a virus. I’m sure I’ll be fine in a couple of days, but I was lacking strength, stability, I was feeling very bad,” said Swiatek.
Liudmila Samsonova was also unable to play the third-round match against Linda Noskova. The Czech has won without playing.
Things went worse for American Madison Keys, who had to withdraw from the 1000 category tournament even before making her debut
Fonseca reached the third round without playing
In the men’s draw, the virus took its toll on veteran Marin Cilic, who had to withdraw on Friday from playing against Joao Fonseca. The Brazilian will thus play tonight against Rafa Jodar without any previous experience on the courts of Madrid
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