LILLE, France — Lucas Pouille fears his tennis profession might be over after collapsing with a decrease leg damage throughout a match Sunday.
The 30-year-old Frenchman injured himself late within the second set of a Challenger Tour ultimate in Lille in opposition to Arthur Bouquier. After a number of exchanges, Pouille moved ahead from behind the baseline and slumped to the bottom then lay on his again and clutched his proper foot. He was unable to proceed with Bouquier main 6-3, 3-5 on the time.
After the match, the 102nd-ranked Pouille advised the group he fears the worst.
“I do not wish to say for sure till there have been checks, however there’s an opportunity will probably be the final match of my profession,” Pouille mentioned. “I believe it is complete rupture of the Achilles tendon. Enjoying tennis on the highest stage after that’s difficult.”
Pouille misplaced within the first spherical of this 12 months’s Australian Open to eventual finalist Alexander Zverev.
He was considered a constant multi-surface participant throughout his peak and reached a career-high rating of tenth in 2018 — the 12 months he reached three finals.
Pouille has received 5 profession titles, and his greatest efficiency in main tournaments got here in 2019 when he reached the semifinals on the Australian Open. Pouille reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon and the US Open in 2016.
He received the decisive rubber in opposition to Steve Darcis when France beat Belgium to win the Davis Cup in 2017.
