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Tenth-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus collapsed on the Grandstand court in the first set of her second-round match at the U.S. Open against Gisela Dulko of Argentina.According to the Tennis Channel, Azarenka, 21, was being worked on in the player center, but then was taken to the hospital for further examination.
Azarenka looked weary from the start and spent several minutes lying down on the court before she was taken off in a wheelchair with medical staff by her side checking her pulse.
As the match progressed, Azarenka's footwork and movement on the court became more sluggish until she finally collapsed in the seventh game of the first set. While the extreme heat seems a likely factor in the collapse, results of medical examinations are yet to be released and the Tennis Channel noted that heat may not be the cause.
Still, weather could prove to be a big problem this year in Flushing. AOL Weather listed the temperature at 92 degrees in Flushing when Azarenka collapsed, and shows more storms are on the horizon.
Dulko was up 5-1 on Azarenka before she retired due to her medical condition.
Update (2:30 p.m. ET): The Tennis Channel said Azarenka was dizzy before the match and more tests are being preformed to identify the cause.
Update 2 (3:30 p.m. ET): The USTA released the following statement:
"Victoria Azarenka retired from her match today with headache-like symtons. She was taken to a nearby hospital for diagnostic testing. Out of respect to her privacy, we cannot give any more details. However, we can say that this does not seem to be primarily a heat-related illness."
Update 3 (5:18 p.m. ET): Azarenka released a statement on Wednesday after she was released from the hospital, having been diagnosed with a mild concussion:
"I was warming up in the gym prior to my match against Gisela Dulko when I fell while running a sprint. I fell forward and hit my arm and head. I was checked by the medical team before I went on court and they were courtside for monitoring. I felt worse as the match went on, having a headache and feeling dizzy. I also started having trouble seeing and felt weak before I fell. I was taken to the hospital for some medical tests and have been diagnosed with a mild concussion."
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