Two-time Wimbledon finalist Ons Jabeur was reduced to tears after she was forced to retire from her round one match.
Jabeur was first out on Court 14 but after just 26 minutes of action in her match against Viktoriya Tomova disaster struck.
The Tunisian looked visibly distressed sat on her courtside seat and a medical time-out was called.
She had her blood pressure taken and her vitals were checked before she was taken away off court for further examination.
Despite a valiant attempt to return to play, Jabeur eventually made the call to retire.
‘I wasn’t expecting not to feel good,’ Jabeur said in a statement after it was decided she would no hold a press conference.
‘I’ve been practising pretty well in the last few days but I guess these things happen.
‘I’m really sad. It doesn’t really help me with my confidence and what I keep pushing myself to do, even though it was a very tough season for me.
‘So I hope I’m going to feel better and we’ll see what’s going to happen.’
The delay to treat Jabeur lasted 14 minutes before she attempted valiantly to try and play on.
But early in the second set with the sun beaming down and delivering scorching hot temperatures, Jabeur elected to retire.
The Tunisian was down 7-6, 2-0 when she brought an early finish to the contest.
