A tennis player collapsed during a Miami Open qualifying match on Monday afternoon.
Arthur Cazeau fell to the floor during the third set against Marold Maillot and was forced to leave the match. Cazeau had just extended the match by winning the second set 7-5 and was leading 2 games to 1 in the final set.
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Arthur Cazeau (France) of France plays Hubert Hurkasz (Poland) in the 4th round singles match at the 2024 Australian Open at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia on January 22, 2024. to play a forehand. (Daniel Pocket/Getty Images)
As Marlo was about to serve, Cazeau fell to the side and remained on his back for several seconds until a staff member checked on him.
The referee said Cazeau was forced to retire “due to illness.”
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France’s Arthur Cazeau plays a forehand during the second round singles match against Denmark’s Holger Ruhn during the 2024 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 18, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. . (Morgan Hancock/Getty Images)
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Cazeau made his first appearance at the Miami Open this year. He has played in seven Grand Slams and made his debut at the Australian Open earlier this year.
He was one win away from a quarter-final match against Daniil Medvedev in January, but after winning the first three rounds, he lost in straight sets to Hubert Fukac, who was ranked No. 9 in the tournament.
Arthur Cazeau of France defeats Pedro Martínez Portelo (Spain ) is trying to return the ball in a matchup against (Mateo Villalba/Quality Sports Images/Getty Images)
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It was his best performance at a Grand Slam since he only reached the first round at Roland Garros and the US Open last year.
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