Hailey Baptiste injury updates: Latest news on American tennis player after suffering knee injury at French Open
Baptiste was escorted off the court in a wheelchair after a left-knee injury, and she and Venus Williams withdrew from women’s doubles.
- On Wednesday, Hailey Baptiste's French Open campaign ended abruptly after she suffered a knee injury during her second-round match at Roland Garros in Paris.
- The 24-year-old from the United States arrived in Paris after steadily climbing the WTA tour, entering the Grand Slam tournament as the No. 26 seed.
- She collapsed after her left knee buckled while hitting a forehand late in the first set against Wang Xiyu of China; medical staff escorted her off the court in a wheelchair.
- Venus Williams and Baptiste withdrew from the women's doubles competition on Thursday, with organizers replacing them in the draw with Eudice Chong and Veronika Rejvec.
- Williams, who turns 46 next month, previously won the French Open doubles title twice, in 1999 and 2010, alongside her sister, Serena.
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Venus Williams and Hailey Baptiste withdraw from French Open women
PARIS (AP) — Venus Williams will not play in the women’s doubles at the French Open alongside Hailey Baptiste. They withdrew on Thursday and no reason was given by organizers. But Baptiste was forced to retire during her second-round singles against Wang Xiyu on Wednesday after landing awkwardly on her left leg late in the first set. The Americans were replaced by Eudice Chong and Veronika Rejvec in the draw. Williams, who turns 46 next month, w…
American tennis player Hailey Baptiste, 26th favorite of the painting, suffered a serious injury during her second round match at Roland Garros and retired in tears before being assisted in a wheelchair. The American was struggling to stay alive in the first set before Chinese Wang Xiyu. She lost 4-5 and sought to break the breakout of her rival to avoid giving up the initial sleeve. But, when she threw herself to hit a ball, a heartbreaking scr…
A shocking scene shook Roland Garros this Wednesday. American Hailey Baptiste had to leave her second-round match in front of China's Wang Xiyu after suffering a serious injury in full action, in a sequence that paralysed the audience at Suzanne Lenglen Stadium and generated enormous concern on the circuit.The American tennis player, 26th in the world rankings, was contesting the tenth game of the first set and seeking to hold on to the match wh…
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