The unusual images are chilling. In the middle of the first qualifying round at the Australian Open, Laurent Lokoli was paralyzed. Unable to move arms, fingers, hands.
Victim of “generalized cramps”, as he will call his passing state after the match on his social networks, the 29-year-old Frenchman was forced to abandon against the Italian Federico Gaio (4-6, 6-4, 3 -2.ab).
“At the moment, I don’t know what happened to me”
“I couldn’t move even though I was ahead. Obviously disappointed, but I pushed myself to the limit that my body could today. (…) For the moment, I don’t know what’s wrong with me. happened, why my body suddenly shut down”, he regretted on X.
A real blow for the 277th in the world in the ATP rankings, who was nevertheless leading in the third set, when he froze. Alerted by his opponent’s strange stop, Gaio very sportingly came to support him, before allowing him to sit on a chair to compose himself.
Lokoli tried to resume the match, but greatly diminished, it did not take long to have to give up 3-2. The Corsican, who joined the Australian table at the last moment, reassured by assuring that “the recovery is going well”.
Original article published on RMC Sport
2024-01-10 17:14:26
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