Bethanie Mattek-Sands thanks well-wishers after horrific Wimbledon knee injury
Friday 7 July 2017 12:48, UK
Bethanie Mattek-Sands has thanked well-wishers for their support after the horrific knee injury she suffered at Wimbledon on Thursday.
The 32-year-old underwent tests on Friday morning on the right knee that appeared to buckle during her second-round singles match against Romanian Sorana Cirstea.
The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) said on Friday morning: "Bethanie is currently undergoing more scans this morning and we should know more within the next few hours.
"Bethanie, of course, thanks everyone for their kind wishes and messages of support."
Mattek-Sands was attacking the net on Court 17 looking to play a volley, when she fell over and immediately felt intense pain, screaming out: "Help me. Help me please."
The doubles specialist was given lengthy treatment by paramedics including oxygen, but her screams could still be heard on nearby courts.
Mattek-Sands was taken away on a stretcher to hospital and Wimbledon said she had suffered an "acute knee injury".
Cirstea, who advances to the third round and is set to face Garbine Muguruza on Saturday, felt the injury looked like a dislocated kneecap.
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