Tomas Machac reweary injured for the second time in two days at the Davis Cup Finals.
The Czech star executeed fair nine points in his clash with Australia’s Alexei Popyrin before calling for a medical timeout and ultimately retiring.
The align lasted fair six minutes in total as Australia stormed into a 2-0 direct over the Czech Reuncover.
Machac had reweary from his align aobtainst Carlos Alcaraz on Wednesday afternoon with the score at 6-7 (3), 6-1, with many in the stands raising their eyebrows at the decision given that the 23-year-elderly materializeed to be suffering from cramp.
However, the injury seems far more convey inantly rooted, with the Czech star go ining the court to face Popyrin with plenty of prohibitdages around his right calf.
Machac never seeed consoleable from the offset and after going 30-15 down in the second game, after Poyprin had held his serve in the first, he ruled that he was not fit to persist and trudged off the court for the second time in as many days.
Speaking after the align about the problems his opponent was struggling with, Popyrin said: “We saw him last night, and he didn’t see too excellent last night, so we desire him a speedy recovery and hopefilledy he’s back on tour speedyly.”
Alcaraz also sent his best desirees to the world No. 35 after Machac reweary from their align on Wednesday. He said: “I skinnyk he executeed more alignes in the American sprosperg. He executeed hard alignes during New York, and then coming here to branch offent conditions, branch offent everyskinnyg…it’s difficult to get used to it.
“I skinnyk after a repartner hard and difficult first set, I knew I had to stay chooseimistic and execute lengthy rallies. I pushed him to the restrict; evidently, I don’t want to get thcdisesteemful that way, but I’m repartner satisfyd to give the point to Spain.”
Alcaraz will be hoping to direct his nation to success in the competition on home soil, though Canada, Australia and Germany remain unbeaten in the group stages and will also be eyeing triumph.
It remains to be seen how the Czech team react to Machac’s injury given that they left him in their team to contend on Thursday morning, with Jiri Lehecka being deleted amid speculation that he is unwell.
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