Mattek-Sands Stretchered off after Fall and Horrific Injury
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Mattek-Sands (📽 ESPN) pic.twitter.com/HK8q3HfFc5
— Ilya Ryvlin (@ryvlin) July 6, 2017Bethanie Mattek-Sands slipped and injured her knee during the second set of her match on Court 17 with Romania’s Sorana Cirstea.She would eventually be stretchered off, defaulting the match after two sets.Cirstea is seen trying to come to the aid of an inconsolable Mattek-Sands, who was in great distress as she waited for medical staff to come to her aid.
Awful scene on Ct 17 where Bethanie Mattek-Sands has fallen near the net. A stretcher is out to help her. #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/fvHnAoO1PC
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) July 6, 2017
Bethanie Mattek-Sands still hasn't gotten up for several minutes since falling on the court. Looked like something happened to her knee pic.twitter.com/L5UZE8wfWZ
— Kelyn Soong (@KelynSoong) July 6, 2017
Lucie Safarova in tears, seeing her doubles partner and now close friend Bethanie Mattek-Sands, still being tended to. #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/mTkJVqDXe3
— Andrew Jerell Jones (@sluggahjells) July 6, 2017
There have been several complaints about the grass courts being slippery on Day 4. Kristina Mladenovic and Alison Riske both complained about conditions on No.18 court, while Arina Rodionova and Zarina Diyas had trouble on No.14 Court. ]]>From the AELTC re Bethanie Mattek-Sands: It is an acute knee injury and she has gone straight to hospital. #Wimbledon
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