French tennis star retires in tears after injury from horror fall

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Ugo Humbert was forced to retire in tears after a horror fall at one of his home tournaments in Montpellier. The wildcard had raced to take the first set 6-1 against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina before being dragged into a second set tiebreak where he fell at the side of the court and needed medical attention. After losing the set he forfeited the match injured.

Humbert was mid-way through his second set tiebreak against world No 32 Davidovich Fokina when he suffered a fall at the back of the court. The Spaniard was already 4-1 up in the tiebreak when the Frenchman chased down a ball before falling when he ran for the ball a second time, while his opponent rushed over to make sure he was alright.

The wildcard needed immediate treatment after going down on the court and opted to continue despite appearing distressed from the injury he picked up from the fall. Humbert managed to win just one more point before losing tie tiebreak 7-2 and opted to retire from the match, shaking Davidovich Fokina’s hand.

Humbert was in tears as he exited the court in front of the French fans, leaving question marks over whether the injury will stop him playing in the coming weeks.

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