ATP Cup: Nikoloz Basilashivili 'struggles to breathe,' retires against Stefanos Tsitsipas
An ATP Cup match featuring world No.4 Stefanos Tsitsipas was abruptly abandoned tonight as Nikoloz Basilashivili was "struggling to breathe" in Sydney.
The Georgian player was trailing the Greek superstar 4-1 in the first set when forced to retire.
"This is concerning, very concerning I would say," Colin Fleming said in commentary for Stan Sport.
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Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia speaks to the match doctor. Getty
"If you feel like you can't take any kind of deep breath at this level and this intensity, that's an issue."
Basilashvili was overheard telling his support team that "every shot I'm out of breath" and then told medical staff that he was "struggling to breathe."
It meant Greece are on the board with their first tie win after Michail Pervolarakis defeated Aleksandre Metreveli 6-3, 6-2 in the opening match.
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