US Open star Marketa Vondrousova breaks down in tears on live TV after being forced to pull out with arm injury
pMARKETA Vondrousova has pulled out of her US Open doubles clash due to an arm injury, ending her partner Barbora Strycova#8217;s doubles career./p
pThe 2023 Wimbledon singles champion was caught crying in the cool-down area as she made the decision to withdraw./p
figure id=attachment_23812781 class=wp-caption alignnone style=width: 970pximg decoding=async loading=lazy src=https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/09/us-open-star-marketa-vondrousova-842517931.jpg?strip=allamp;w=960 alt= class=alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-23812781 width=960 height=654 /figcaption class=wp-caption-text/figcaptionfigcreditTwitter/ popalorena/figcredit/figureMarketa Vondrousova had to pull out of a US Open doubles clash due to an arm injury[/caption]
figure id=attachment_23812782 class=wp-caption alignnone style=width: 970pximg decoding=async loading=lazy src=https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/09/us-open-star-marketa-vondrousova-842517805.jpg?strip=allamp;w=960 alt= class=alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-23812782 width=960 height=648 /figcaption class=wp-caption-text/figcaptionfigcreditTwitter/ popalorena/figcredit/figureVondrousova broke down in tears as her doubles partner, Barbora Strycova, came to console her[/caption]
figure id=attachment_23812783 class=wp-caption alignnone style=width: 970pximg decoding=async loading=lazy src=https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/09/marketa-vondrousova-czech-republic-action-842500848.jpg?strip=allamp;w=960 alt= class=alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-23812783 width=960 height=584 /figcaption class=wp-caption-text/figcaptionfigcreditGetty/figcredit/figureVondrousova seemingly picked up the injury during a singles win against Peyton Stearns earlier in the day[/caption]
pVondrousova and Strycova, both from the Czech Republic, were supposed to take on Erin Routliffe and Gabriela Dabrowski in the Round of 16 on Monday./p
pBut the world#8217;s No. 9 didn#8217;t feel fit enough to play after seemingly picking up an injury in her singles win over Peyton Stearns earlier that day./p
pThe 24-year-old had a bag of ice attached to her left wrist as Strycova came to a href=https://twitter.com/popalorena/status/1698759151889920303 target=_blank aria-label=comfort her (opens in a new tab) rel=noreferrer noopenercomfort her/a before the duo officially pulled out of the match./p
pEmbraced by her partner, Vondrousova then started to cry./p
pThe decision effectively ended Strycova#8217;s doubles career. /p
pThe 37-year-old is retiring after the 2023 US Open./p
pShe is still in play for the mixed doubles title, though. /p
pStrycova will team up with Mexico#8217;s Santiago Gonzalez against Ena Shibahara and Mate Pavic in the quarterfinals on Tuesday./p
pThe Czech ace won two Grand Slam doubles titles in her career./p
pHer most recent triumph came at this year#8217;s Wimbledon, which saw Vondrousova claim her first Grand Slam victory./p
pStrycova also won the Olympic bronze in doubles at the 2016 Games in Rio De Janeiro./p
pVondrousova is scheduled to play Madison Keys in the singles quarterfinals clash on Wednesday./p
pBut it#8217;s unclear whether the injury will allow her to continue her pursuit of the US Open championship./p
pThe 2023 Wimbledon singles champion was caught crying in the cool-down area as she made the decision to withdraw./p
figure id=attachment_23812781 class=wp-caption alignnone style=width: 970pximg decoding=async loading=lazy src=https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/09/us-open-star-marketa-vondrousova-842517931.jpg?strip=allamp;w=960 alt= class=alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-23812781 width=960 height=654 /figcaption class=wp-caption-text/figcaptionfigcreditTwitter/ popalorena/figcredit/figureMarketa Vondrousova had to pull out of a US Open doubles clash due to an arm injury[/caption]
figure id=attachment_23812782 class=wp-caption alignnone style=width: 970pximg decoding=async loading=lazy src=https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/09/us-open-star-marketa-vondrousova-842517805.jpg?strip=allamp;w=960 alt= class=alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-23812782 width=960 height=648 /figcaption class=wp-caption-text/figcaptionfigcreditTwitter/ popalorena/figcredit/figureVondrousova broke down in tears as her doubles partner, Barbora Strycova, came to console her[/caption]
figure id=attachment_23812783 class=wp-caption alignnone style=width: 970pximg decoding=async loading=lazy src=https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/09/marketa-vondrousova-czech-republic-action-842500848.jpg?strip=allamp;w=960 alt= class=alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-23812783 width=960 height=584 /figcaption class=wp-caption-text/figcaptionfigcreditGetty/figcredit/figureVondrousova seemingly picked up the injury during a singles win against Peyton Stearns earlier in the day[/caption]
pVondrousova and Strycova, both from the Czech Republic, were supposed to take on Erin Routliffe and Gabriela Dabrowski in the Round of 16 on Monday./p
pBut the world#8217;s No. 9 didn#8217;t feel fit enough to play after seemingly picking up an injury in her singles win over Peyton Stearns earlier that day./p
pThe 24-year-old had a bag of ice attached to her left wrist as Strycova came to a href=https://twitter.com/popalorena/status/1698759151889920303 target=_blank aria-label=comfort her (opens in a new tab) rel=noreferrer noopenercomfort her/a before the duo officially pulled out of the match./p
pEmbraced by her partner, Vondrousova then started to cry./p
pThe decision effectively ended Strycova#8217;s doubles career. /p
pThe 37-year-old is retiring after the 2023 US Open./p
pShe is still in play for the mixed doubles title, though. /p
pStrycova will team up with Mexico#8217;s Santiago Gonzalez against Ena Shibahara and Mate Pavic in the quarterfinals on Tuesday./p
pThe Czech ace won two Grand Slam doubles titles in her career./p
pHer most recent triumph came at this year#8217;s Wimbledon, which saw Vondrousova claim her first Grand Slam victory./p
pStrycova also won the Olympic bronze in doubles at the 2016 Games in Rio De Janeiro./p
pVondrousova is scheduled to play Madison Keys in the singles quarterfinals clash on Wednesday./p
pBut it#8217;s unclear whether the injury will allow her to continue her pursuit of the US Open championship./p