China’s Wu Yibing collapsed and was helped off the courtroom on Monday after retiring from his opening match in opposition to Japan’s Yosuke Watanuki on the ATP and WTA DC Open. It was the second notable well being incident in a match inside a month for Wu, who wanted a medical timeout after falling unwell on the finish of the primary set in his opening-match Wimbledon loss to American Frances Tiafoe. On the Washington hardcourts, Wu was main 4-1 within the first set when he made a wobbly step, went to sit and collapsed ahead over the again of a folding chair.

Wu was helped to his ft and eased down onto the courtroom with an umbrella rapidly introduced over to offer shade. He was later assisted in strolling off the courtroom.

An announcement from the event stated Wu retired because of sickness.

The 23-year-old from Hangzhou additionally performed final week in Atlanta, beating France’s Corentin Moutet in his first match earlier than shedding to eventual champion Taylor Fritz, the world quantity 9 from america, within the second spherical.

World quantity 90 Wu received his first ATP title in February at Dallas, changing into the primary Chinese language participant to seize an ATP crown and China’s highest-ranked participant ever, reaching 54th on the earth in Might.

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