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In the end, Kiki Bertens, who suffers from cramps, has to be carried off the pitch in a wheelchair. image: eurosport screenshot
What a tennis drama! Bertens wins the break festival with tears, curses and a wheelchair
That was definitely one of the craziest French Open matches ever! When Kiki Bertens fell after his hard-fought victory over Sara Errani, you would have thought he had just won the tournament and thus achieved the biggest win of his career. But the Dutch “only” had won her second round match.
But this was hard to beat in terms of drama. There were a total of 24 (!) Breaks in 37 service games, in the end Bertens won after 3:11 hours with 7: 6 (7: 5), 3: 6, 9: 7 against the finalist of the French Open of The 2012 sports drama was followed by a tangible discussion and a memorable outing. But first things first …
Errani’s numerous breaks came mainly because the Italian had great trouble shooting the ball. As a result, he received several time-out penalties, for which he almost always had to go over the second serve. Then he repeated this from below.
One of the many “Uneufe” services in Errani. Video: transmittable
It only got really dramatic in the third round: Bertens suffered a thigh injury, had to undergo long-term treatment, and was barely able to walk afterward. Errani’s break to 3: 2 was followed by ten breakouts in a row.
With a score of 6: 5 in the third set, Errani finally got a match point, but received a warning because time was exceeded, so she could not use the match point. A short time later, Bertens managed to win the game at 8: 7. Errani served another 0:40, but Bertens reached his fifth match point a little later.
The starting point and the quick exit of Errani. Video: transmittable
Errani rubbed up against the plight and eventually got so angry that he mimicked Bertens, who repeatedly leaned on his racket with a tight face, in the finals and made it so ridiculous.
After match point came the final climax of the dispute: First, Errani refused to hit his opponent with the bat and left with the Italian expletive “Vaffanculo”. After all, the Italian could still walk: Bertens had to be pulled from the seat in a wheelchair, plagued with cramps.
Bertens is driven in a wheelchair. Video: transmittable
At the press conference, Errani attacked her Dutch competitor again because she did not believe that she was really injured. “She ran like never before. She pissed me off. She did a great job, “the Italian was furious and added:” I don’t like when someone ‘plays’ with me. She left the court in a wheelchair and now she eats in the restaurant as if everything is fine, I just saw her. (pre)
