Milos Raonic limped away from centre-court on the Rod Laver Arena on Monday to a sea of applause and tears from his spouse.
The Canadian, 33, had been pushed to his limits by hometown hero Alex de Minaur through the first Grand Slam of the season. And the followers in attendance had been shocked when he went and shook the hand of his opponent midway by means of the third set.
As cameras panned to the group, Raonic’s spouse, former Wimbledon finalist Camille Ringoir, was left misty eyed. “It’s tough to see any player walk out this way,” John McEnroe stated on commentary.
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“It’s also sad because I don’t know if we will ever see him here again. I’m not sure how much longer he will be able to keep playing, honestly.” De Minaur was additionally saddened to see the match finish in such sudden vogue.
“First of all, I hope he has a speedy recovery. Not great to see him like this. He deserves to be healthy and playing incredible tennis that he has done for so many years. Hopefully he is back in no time.
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“As you saw I was chasing his serve for the better part of that match. Guessing every now and again. Ended up getting maybe a little bit unlucky to not win the first set, got a little bit tight at the end.
“I simply centered on myself, second set, instructed myself restart and managed to jag a get away of the blue and and that modified the momentum.”
De Minaur has now progressed into the second spherical of the Australian Open – and he’ll face Matteo Arnaldi on Wednesday.