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Mattek-Sands faces surgery over ruptured tendon

July 08, 2017 19:56 IST
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Bethanie Mattek-Sands

IMAGE: Sania Mirza, left, visited Bethanie Mattek-Sands in the hospital. Photograph: Instagram

American Bethanie Mattek-Sands, whose agonising on-court injury shocked Wimbledon, says she will need surgery and faces being sidelined from the game.

Mattek-Sands lay screaming on the court after injuring her knee against Romanian Sorana Cirstea on Thursday and was carried off court and taken to hospital.

"I ruptured my patellar tendon, and I’m going to be needing surgery, so I'll be out for a while," the 32-year-old told her fans in a Facebook Live chat.

Bethanie Mattek-Sands

IMAGE: Bethanie Mattek-Sands receives treatment from the medical team. Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images

Mattek-Sands said that she had heard a "pop" in her leg as she stepped towards the net.

The American, who suffered a serious ligament injury to the same knee four years ago, has won five grand slam doubles titles with Lucie Safarova and the pair would have held all four at the same time had they clinched a sixth at Wimbledon.

Her Czech doubles partner was reduced to tears at courtside during the incident and led a flood of messages of support for Mattek-Sands on social media.

"All your messages have been really inspiring and have meant a lot to me. The support has been amazing. I’ll get through this," Mattek-Sands said.

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