Athletistic/Tennis. Russian tennis player Aslan Karatsev, ranked 35th in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings, was unable to leave the tennis court on his own after a match with Australian Jason Kubler (102nd in the rankings). ATP ranking).

During the third set of the first round of the ATP-250 tournament in Brisbane (Australia), Karatsev fell, injured his knee and was unable to get up. The tennis player left the court in a wheelchair with an ice pack on his knee, while Kubler automatically qualified for the second round of the tournament.

In the next round, the Australian will face Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal, who returned to the tour after an injury and defeated Austrian tennis player Dominic Thiem in the first round.

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