By Gura Garcia
Apr 16, 2024, 08:21 AM EDT
Arthur Cazaux experienced one of the strongest moments in his career as a professional tennis player on Mondaysince in what was his debut at the ATP 500 in Barcelona, Spain, known as Conde de Godó, number 75 in the professional ranking, had a match to be forgotten because it ended with a quite terrible and serious injury .
The Frenchman faced the Italian and ranked number 40, Matteo Arnaldi and in what was the dispute of the first set, the Frenchman had a bad movement on the field of play, something that resulted in him losing the match and he will be out of action until he has recovered 100%. The Frenchman received resounding support from his rival and both players were showered with applause at the facilities of the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, which is located in the town of Pedralbes.
How did the injury occur?
Cazaux came into the game with the air of getting revenge after unfortunately having missed the Monte Carlo Masters 1000 championship and went with the best of attitudes towards the entire Catalan tournament. In what was the first set, it was a complicated fight with Arnaldi and just when they were tied 5-5 and 40-40, the French player went to look for a ball, stepped wrong and his right ankle bent quite badly. He immediately let it be known that he had a lot of discomfort in his ankle and the cries of pain he made only showed that what happened was serious and the entire stadium shook and worried.
Arnaldi also approached him to be able to assist him and collaborate in whatever way he could and accompanied him to his sector., while once the Frenchman was seated, he stated that he could not continue playing. He was applauded by the entire public as was his rival, for the courtesy he had in seeing how the French player was doing, and Arnaldi’s victory came due to the abandonment caused by Cazaux’s injury.
The injury is a severe ankle sprain and it went viral quite quickly after Cazaux himself published an image of his foot on social networks in which he showed how it looked after the severe sprain he suffered. The ankle looks quite swollen as if it had a tennis ball in it. “I will keep you informed of the development of the situation,” Arthur wrote in the caption of the image.
Comparisons with Diego Armando Maradona
The image of Cazaux’s ankle is quite impressive and in fact users of the networks Social groups compared her with one of the Argentine soccer idol at the world level, Diego Armando Maradona in the 1990 World Cup in Italy, after he constantly received blows in said competition, which conditioned his physical condition in a certain way.
Recovery time
The 21-year-old tennis player will have to face a time out of action for several weeks until he can fully recover from the injury, added to the rehabilitation time that he will have to face to return to playing at 100% of his condition.
The Conde de Godó, as the championship that is taking place in Barcelona is known, Spain, will be distributing a total of $2,782,960 million dollars between the singles and doubles tables. This championship has been held since 1953.
In one of the tournaments that aim to arrive prepared in the best possible way to the biggest event on that surface, the French Open, better known as Roland Garros (which will take place from May 20 to June 9), the second of the four Grand Slams of the year.
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