Former Wimbledon finalist leaves court in tears just 26 minutes into opening match
The Tunisian, 30, appeared to be struggling in the
heatwave
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Ons Jabeur gets medical assistance during her match against Viktoriya Tomova
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A medical timeout was called as Jabeur buried her head into a towel.
Medics immediately checked her blood pressure before removing the 2022 and 2023 finalist from
court
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Her game on a packed out Court 14 with Viktoria Tomova was paused for 14 minutes while she sought attention.
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