Novak Djokovic withdrew from the tournament in Miami, and now it seems that he knew what he was doing.
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Maybe Novak Djokovic was right after all to decide not to play in Miami? After the young Frenchman earlier in the tournament Artur Kazo collapsed, now he is an experienced Italian Mateo Beretinand almost fainted on the field itself!
He played a match with Andy Murray and with the result 5:2 for the Briton in the second set, when he was preparing to serve, only the racket prevented him from falling. He leaned on his Beretini gear and somehow stayed on his feet, and had to go to a chair to compose himself.
The main referee of this match immediately approached him, but in the end the match continued. Although it was 25 degrees Celsius, not too hot for the conditions in Miami, something was clearly not going well for the players. See what that moment looked like:
Matteo Berrettini almost fell over as he was about to serve
Truly terrible to see this after everything he’s gone through with injuries.
The temperature is 76 degrees, not super hot for Miami.
Arthur Cazaux fainted earlier this week.
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter)March 20, 2024
In the end, Murray won 4:6, 6:3, 6:4. As for Serbian tennis players, Miomir Kecmanović was defeated by China’s Shang 7:6, 4:6, 7:6 after drama. Tiago Sejbot Wild beat Nuno Borges 6:4, 7:5, Andrea Vavasori was better than Pedro Kaćin 6:2, 6:2, Marton Fučović beat Max Pursel 6:2, 6:1, Mateo Arnaldi was better too from Artur Flis, American Mikelsen got Klein from Slovakia. and Marcus Giron lost in three sets to Daniel Kepfer.
We are waiting to see the duel from 16:00 Lasla Đerea with Wong from Hong Kong. Look at what happened to Arturo Kazo in Miami during the match with Harold Mayo:
Arthur Cazaux fainted in Miami and was forced to retire.
Likely due to the heat.
Scary scenes.
(via@Tennis4everrr)
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter)March 18, 2024