Jannik Sinner suffers nasty fall as Wimbledon umpire rushes to help | Tennis | Sport

Jannik Sinner suffered a nasty-looking fall in a heart-stopping moment during the third set of his Wimbledon first-round match with Miomir Kecmanovic.

The Italian world number one’s legs completely gave way as he planted his feet after hitting a return. Travelling to his right, his footing went, leaving his knees in an awkward position as his legs split and hit the deck.

Sinner immediately winced as he went down before the umpire rushed off her chair to check if he was alright. The 24-year-old looked to be in real discomfort as he lay still for a few moments before sitting up.

Andrew Castle on BBC commentary said: “He looks like he’s definitely going to need the trainer. We hope it’s not as bad as it looked.” The defending champion, however, got back to his feet and appeared to shake off any injury concerns despite seemingly moving gingerly on his feet.

The scary incident occurred when the game was tied at two apiece in the fifth game of the second set, during the Serb’s serve. Sinner refused to call for the trainer, though, and somehow managed to win the next point, though he lost the game.

Normal service resumed as Sinner held to make it 3-3. After tying things up, Castle pointed out that he still didn’t seem 100 per cent. “I hope he’s okay here. He’s not moving all that well,” the BBC commentator said.

At 30-30 in the next game, there was more concern for Sinner as he lost his footing again, though he avoided a serious tumble. Tim Henman also suggested that he may have been bleeding after spotting what he thought could be a ‘severe blister’.

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