Arthur Cazaux’s shock injury: he had to withdraw from the ATP 500 in Barcelona due to a fall and showed how bad his right ankle was

The French Arthur Cazaux He arrived at the ATP 500 in Barcelona with a thirst for revenge after missing the Masters 1000 in Monte Carlo. However, his adventure in the traditional tournament of Count of Godó which, as if that wasn’t enough, left his right ankle badly damaged.

Cazaux made his debut against the Italian Matteo Arnaldi. With the match at 5-5 and 40-40 in the opening set, the Frenchman went looking for a ball and had the misfortune of skating badly and suffering a serious sprain. He couldn’t continue on the field.

And the reason became known a few minutes later, when he uploaded a shocking image to his social networks.

“I will keep you informed on the evolution of the situation…”, posted Cazaux, who has coped in the best possible way with an injury that could keep him out of the circuit for several weeks.

Arnaldi will be the rival of the Argentine Sebastián Báez, in a duel to reach the round of 16. Seba, 19th in the world ranking, had the first round free because he was one of the highest seeds in the tournament, which will have Rafael Nadal’s return to the court as a major attraction.