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Video: Unbearable Pain Forces the French Tennis Player Kristina Mladenovic to Retire as She Leaves the Court in Tears

Published 04/06/2022, 11:13 AM EDT

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Kristina Mladenovic, the French tennis professional, is a sort of all-rounder as she plays in all three categories- Singles, doubles, and mixed doubles. Evidently, has a great deal of coordination with her partners, which is not a common factor.

Mladenovic uses drop shots and lobs as surprise tactics. Therefore, whosoever plays against her has to remain focused at all times if they don’t want to serve the match on a platter to her. She is a player of such great potential. Even so, her games get hampered because of recurring injuries. The same has happened this time as well.

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Kristina Mladenovic Walks Out

Kristina is currently participating in ITF Portugal 03A. However, her first match might as well become her last match on this tour. She played against Anna-Lena Friedsam in the round of 32. Although she was dominating the match initially, the quality of her gameplay started falling slowly owing to the pain caused by her shoulder injury.

The essence of Kristina’s game lies in her aggressive ways of playing. However, maintaining an aggressive outlook as pain impairs your vision is almost impossible. Even though she tried to battle her way, she couldn’t maintain her grip and walked out after the first set. Mladenovic was shaken as her injury outfoxed her will to play and broke into tears.

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Kristina Mladenovic retires in tears after dropping the first set to Anna Lena Friedsam. Couldn’t really serve all match. Right shoulder injury. Tough to watch. pic.twitter.com/TUjHhdt9eI

— José Morgado (@josemorgado) April 6, 2022

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Mladenovic, the Queen of Doubles

Kristina Mladenovic has what it takes to be an ace in doubles. Although it might look easy to a bystander, doubling the demands of understanding, rhythm, and the ability to let go of your partner’s mistake is crucial. Kristina has it all. She has stunning records in doubles. She has 24 doubles titles and 3 Grand Slams under her name. Mladenovic has also held the ranking of World no.1 in doubles for quite some time.

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Further, she has 3 titles in mixed doubles and 2 in the team competition. Although for now, her injury will keep her on the sidelines, we hope she makes a quick recovery and comes back in a form greater than ever.

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Mahima Verma

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Mahima Verma is a Tennis writer for EssentiallySports. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Hotel Management from IHM Mumbai. A sports enthusiast, particularly Tennis since her childhood, Mahima believes that she is fortunate enough to witness the legends like Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Serena Williams play.
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Deepakshi Chaudhary