{"id":314212,"date":"2023-07-06T23:42:09","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T23:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=314212"},"modified":"2023-07-06T23:59:04","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T23:59:04","slug":"champs-touching-moment-after-awful-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=314212","title":{"rendered":"Champ's touching moment after 'awful' fall"},"content":{"rendered":"

Defending Wimbledon<\/a> champion Elena Rybakina<\/a> has won widespread praise for her touching moment of sportsmanship when her second round opponent Aliz\u00e9 Cornet<\/a> suffered an agonising injury.<\/p>\n

Having lost the first set, Cornet was taking Rybakina to task in the second, with the pair locked at 5-5 and at the 11th deuce.<\/p>\n

Off Rybakina's serve, Cornet's return went high and she wrong-footed herself and slipped when changing direction. Her right knee looked to buckle awkwardly as her bodyweight came down on it.<\/p>\n

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\"Elena<\/p>\n

She immediately grasped at her right hip and stayed face-down on the grass for several seconds. Rybakina raced over and appeared genuinely concerned for her 33-year-old opponent.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Cornet would eventually get to her feet before taking a lengthy medical timeout. Her right leg was already heavily-strapped, and it had even more tape when she returned to the court, clearly determined to finish the match.<\/p>\n

Astonishingly, with her mobility clearly limited, Cornet somehow managed to hold serve in the following game to force a tiebreaker, which she would lose.<\/p>\n

"I started the match good and I think I had good energy also but in the second it became a bit tougher," Rybakina said after the match.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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"I was not pushing as good with the legs, it was a long game also Aliz\u00e9 had the fall. It was a tough match but I'm happy to win in two sets and get to the next round."<\/p>\n

Rybakina will also have to battle the crowd when she takes on her next opponent, local favourite Katie Boulter.<\/p>\n

"Of course I understand the crowd won't be on my side this time, but hopefully it is going to be a good match," she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

"I hope the crowd enjoys it and I hope it's going to be a good one."<\/p>\n

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