{"id":3369,"date":"2023-10-24T12:58:48","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T16:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/dan-evans-forced-to-retire-against-frances-tiafoe-in-vienna-due-to-calf-injury-tennis-news\/24\/10\/2023\/"},"modified":"2023-10-24T12:58:48","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T16:58:48","slug":"dan-evans-forced-to-retire-against-frances-tiafoe-in-vienna-due-to-calf-injury-tennis-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/dan-evans-forced-to-retire-against-frances-tiafoe-in-vienna-due-to-calf-injury-tennis-news\/24\/10\/2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Dan Evans forced to retire against Frances Tiafoe in Vienna due to calf injury | Tennis News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Britain’s Dan Evans was forced to retire against Frances Tiafoe in Vienna after suffering what appeared to be a serious calf injury on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Evans, who was looking comfortable when leading 4-1 in the first set, pulled up after suffering a sharp pain in the back of his leg.<\/p>\n

Despite seeking medical attention, the world No 35 was comforted by American Tiafoe as he pulled out of the contest.<\/p>\n

It was only the second tour-level retirement of Evans’s career and it means he will be a doubt for Great Britain’s Davis Cup quarter-final against Serbia next month.<\/p>\n

Evans had been expected to partner world doubles No 4 Neal Skupski in Malaga, but his injury could now put pay to captain Leon Smith’s first-choice line-up.<\/p>\n

Heather Watson<\/strong> fell in the first round of the Abierto Tampico event in Mexico, losing in three sets to Ann Li.<\/p>\n

Watson won the first set 6-4, but the American – ranked 50 places below Watson at 156 – raced through the second 6-1 and took the decider 6-3.<\/p>\n

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In other news, world No 8 Karolina Muchova has withdrawn from the WTA Finals in Cancun due to a right wrist injury and will be replaced by first alternate Maria Sakkari<\/strong> of Greece.<\/p>\n

Czech Muchova was the eighth player to qualify for the season-ending tournament after reaching the Cincinnati final and the US Open semi-finals, losing to American Coco Gauff on both occasions.<\/p>\n

“Together with the team and doctors we tried everything till the last moment to resolve my wrist injury,” Muchova said in a statement.<\/p>\n

“Unfortunately, the time needed for the recovery is longer than we would’ve hoped for and therefore I had to make this unpleasant decision.”<\/p>\n

As a result, the ninth-ranked Sakkari will feature in her third straight WTA Finals at this year’s event, which starts on Sunday, after reaching the semi-finals a year ago.<\/p>\n

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Britain’s Dan Evans was forced to retire against Frances Tiafoe in Vienna after suffering what appeared to be a serious calf injury