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Eleonora Alvisi injured her left knee during a match in Sardinia
Italian tennis player Eleonora Alvisi collapsed with left-knee pain during a match against Sweden’s Isabel Skoog in Pula, Sardinia.
The match was close: Alvisi had lost the first set 6-4 and was leading 3-1 in the second-set tiebreak.
A knee movement forced her to stop, and the match was interrupted so she could be helped.
Alvisi had recently improved her ranking, rising 86 places from No.
1004, according to the article.
Her career-best singles ranking is No.
663, and this year she has played both ITF events and higher-level tournaments.
The seriousness of the knee injury is not yet known, so her next steps depend on medical checks.
An MRI is expected to identify the injury and recovery time, after which her return to tennis can be assessed.
Eleonora Alvisi injured her left knee during a tennis match in Pula, Sardinia.
The injury occurred during a second-set tie-break against Sweden’s Isabel Skoog.
Alvisi fell onto the clay court in pain, and play was interrupted while she received help.
A magnetic resonance scan is expected to clarify the nature of the injury and the recovery time.
- Who
- Italian tennis player Eleonora Alvisi and her opponent, Sweden’s Isabel Skoog.
- What
- Alvisi injured her left knee during their match, which was interrupted so she could receive help.
- When
- During the second-set tie-break; the match date is not stated.
- Where
- Pula, Sardinia.
- Why
- The injury followed an unnatural movement of Alvisi’s left knee. The exact nature of the injury is not yet known.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Alvisi lost the opening set 6-4 to Isabel Skoog.
Alvisi led 3-1 when she injured her left knee and play was interrupted.
- Location
- Pula, Sardinia
- Injured player
- Eleonora Alvisi
- Injury
- Left knee
- Opponent
- Isabel Skoog, 18, from Sweden
- Score before injury
- Alvisi led 3-1 in the second-set tie-break