The world number 22 tennis player has been pictured with his hand appearing to be on his chest before shakily leaving a match with respiratory difficulties.
Australian Open hopeful Nikoloz Basilashvili needed treatment from a doctor during a worrying episode at the Sydney Cup, where he was 4-1 down in the opening set to world number four Stefanos Tsitsipas.
A physio attended to Basilashvili, who seemed startled by the incident and was heard telling his team that “every shot I’m out of breath” before the showdown was abruptly called off.
Colin Fleming, a commentator for Stan Sport, was widely quoted to have described the scene as "very concerning" and added: “If you feel like you can’t take any kind of deep breath at this level and this intensity, that’s an issue.”
You can read the 7th January article from RT here: https://www.rt.com/sport/545377-tennis-player-breathing-trouble-match-australia/
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