Finalist in Adelaide 2 and thunderous winner in the first round of Alexei Popyrin in a supercharged atmosphere (7-5, 4-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3), Arthur Rinderknech was stopped dead in his tracks. The Frenchman (48th in the world), who was to play against Dan Evans during the day, was forced to withdraw a few hours before his match. “Arthur has wrist problems, explained his coach Sébastien Villette. It’s something he already had and the accumulation of matches in Australia didn’t help. It’s nothing too bad, I think, but he was unable to play today (this Thursday). He can’t make a forehand, there’s no point clowning around on the court doing snatched forehands. But we are pragmatic. It’s part of the life of an athlete. We work in cycles and here, the cycle was good. He beat a lot of good players, it validates a lot of stuff. » Forced to withdraw from the double where he teamed up with Benjamin Bonzi, Arthur Rinderknech will take off on the first flight this Thursday for France.
Arthur Rinderknech forfeits – L’Équipe
