American Madison Keys wept on Court One at Wimbledon as a poorly timed injury forced her to retire against Italy's Jasmine Paolini.
In a hugely entertaining round-of-16 clash, the No. 12 seed Keys had bounced back from a 3-6 loss in the first set to win the second set 7-6. She then took a decisive 5-2 lead in the third set over Paolini, a French Open finalist last month and the No. 7 seed at Wimbledon.
Madison Keys wept on Court One at Wimbledon as a poorly timed injury forced her to retire against Italy's Jasmine Paolini.
In a hugely entertaining round-of-16 clash, the No. 12 seed Keys had bounced back from a 3-6 loss in the first set to win the second set 7-6. She then took a decisive 5-2 lead in the third set over Paolini, a French Open finalist last month and the No. 7 seed at Wimbledon.
Then, at 15-15, Paolini hit a deep backhand groundstroke towards the baseline, which Keys challenged just before the line umpire belatedly called the ball out. The challenge showed that the ball had clipped the line by about 4mm, putting Keys down 15-30. If Keys hadn't challenged, Paolini likely would have, but since Keys played the ball back into the court, the point would have been replayed instead of the American losing it.
From 15-30, Paolini brought up a break point, and Keys missed a forehand wide while pivoting onto her left leg, which gave way. She continued until the changeover at 5-4, when she took a medical timeout before serving for the match again.
With heavy strapping on her upper thigh, it was clear that she could not...
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