Chinese Tennis Star Withdraws from Match After Collapsing Again on Court, Weeks Following Health Scare at Wimbledon (VIDEO)
On Monday, Chinese professional tennis player Wu Yibing was forced to retire from a match after collapsing at the Washington Open just weeks after his alarming collapse at Wimbledon.
The incident occurred during Wu’s round of 64 match against Yosuke Watanuk at the Mubadala Citi DC Open in the US capital.
Wu, 23, was leading 4-1 when he suddenly collapsed as he approached his chair.
Footage shared by Tennis TV showed the athlete collapsing as he approached his chair. Wu’s retirement allowed his opponent, Watanuk, 25, to automatically proceed to the next round.
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Tennis world stunned by ‘terrible’ scenes after Wu Yibing’s on-court collapse pic.twitter.com/xlJvoesamr
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