Monday, July 1, 2019

Gael Monfils retires from match at Wimbledon

Gael Monfils retires from match at Wimbledon
Gael Monfils retires from match at Wimbledon

Gael Monfils had to retire with an injury during the fifth set of his first-round match at Wimbledon.

The 16th-seeded Monfils held a two-set lead against Ugo Humbert but couldn’t close out the win and had to quit with an apparent ankle injury when trailing 3-0 in the fifth.

Humbert, who was making his Wimbledon debut, advanced 6-7 (8), 3-6, 6-4, 7-5, 3-0.