Arthur Rinderknech has left the scene since Roland Garros 2024 in the most mocking way possible. Leading by two sets in the second round match with Tomas Etcheverry, the Frenchman first lost the third set and then his lead during the fourth set. In fact, after an Argentine point, Rinderknech struck a kick at a billboard, but suffering the bitter consequences of the case. A lightness that even cost Gassin’s tennis player the retirement, who was unable to complete the match due to severe pain in his left foot.
The kick on the scoreboard, the injury and the retirement
A tremendous and unpredictable sequence for Rinderknech: first a frustrated kick at an advertising board, then the strong pain in the toes of my left foot and finally the inevitable realization of retirement. The transalpine player called for a medical time-out and therefore the assistance of a doctor to try to continue the match and at least complete it, but he had to give up with the result of 6-3, 7-6(6), 1-6, 0-5; a curious sports drama for the protagonist Rinderknech and the French fans. Unexpected joy for the Argentine Etcheverry, a specialist on clay, who had shown serious difficulties after the first two sets, although he started off well from the third onwards: he will face Casper Ruud in the third round. As for the extent of Rinderknech’s injury, it is possible that it is a fractured toealso considering that the Frenchman did not participate in a subsequent doubles match scheduled alongside Nuno Borges.
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