The image of the day.
World No. 8 Kiki Bertens, overcoming Italian Sara Errani after more than three hours of fighting, was only able to leave the No. 14 court in a wheelchair, her body paralyzed and crippled with cramps, second round of Roland-Garros on Wednesday.
Thighs, arms, and even fingers: Bertens' whole body seemed to make her suffer on her chair on the court, where she took refuge after the match point (7-6 (7/5), 3-6, 9-7).
Neither the doctor's intervention nor the massages and ice packs provided by the physiotherapist visibly relieved her.
So much so that it was in a wheelchair, and letting out a last cry of pain, that the Dutchwoman ended up being evacuated from the field, long minutes after her victory.
If she is fit, Bertens will face Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova or Czech Katerina Siniakova for a place in the round of 16.
️ Errani vs Bertens: Act 3
Kiki Bertens, exhausted, is evacuated on a wheelchair after her victory in 3 hours against the Italian ... # RG20pic.twitter.com/Vi6TaAbyF5
- France tv sport (@francetvsport) September 30, 2020
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