The 102-ranked Frenchman had lost the first set against compatriot Arthur Bouqier by 6-3 but led the second by 5-3 when he collapsed under a baseline duel. He immediately took the health with severe pain.
He limped forward crutches and the foot in a support boot for the awards ceremony.
Fell against Zverev in the Australian Open
-I don’t want to say it for sure until tests have been done, but there is a risk that it was the last match in my career, says the 30-year-old according to AP.
– I think it is a total rupture of the health. Playing tennis at the highest level after it gets complicated, Pouille thinks that played the Australian Open a couple of weeks ago and lost to the final finalist Alexander Zverev in the first round.
Pouille was at most ranked ten in the world in 2019.
In a Challenge Tournament in India, Chennai Open, Elias Ymer went to the final but lost to Frenchman Kyrian Jacquet by 7-6 (7-1), 6-4.