Horror moment Wimbledon star collapses to ground in agony and RETIRES as tournament ends in disaster

HUBERT HURKACZ was forced to retire in agony after a horror injury at Wimbledon – but only after attempting another diving volley.

The No7 seed took on Frenchman Arthur Fils on No2 Court in round two.

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Hubert Hurkacz suffered a nasty injury during his Wimbledon clash with Arthur Fils[/caption]

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The Pole attempted TWO diving volleys[/caption]

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He stayed down after the first clearly in agony[/caption]

Trailing two sets to one, the pair were locked in a tie-break in the fourth.

But Hurkacz took a nasty fall at 7-7 in the tie-break as he lunged for a diving volley.

Incredibly, he made the shot and Fils netted to give Hurkacz set point and take it to a decider.

However, the Polish ace collapsed to the turf after the point was over.

He stayed down clutching his right knee as Fils walked round the net to check on his opponent and help him up, calling for the physio to come on and check Hurkacz over.

The world No7 – who reached the semis in 2021 by beating Roger Federer – could not put any weight on his right leg as he talked to the medic in the middle of the service box before sitting back down again.

Hugely-popular Hurkacz eventually hopped back to his chair on one foot to a round of applause before undergoing a medical time-out.

As he lay down on the grass to get the treatment, Fils was given some balls to keep warm and practise his serves during the delay.

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The physio massaged then strapped up the knee and after nine minutes since injury, he hobbled back to the baseline very gingerly to receive serve.

After a strong shot into the corner, Hurkacz made his way to the net.

Bizarrely, though, as Fils whipped a cross-court forehand past him, Hurkacz attempted ANOTHER diving volley in the exact spot as before – but this time got nowhere near the ball and sported a wry smile as he wobbled back to receive serve at 8-8.

They played out a lengthy baseline rally as Fils moved his wounded opponent from side to side before eventually putting a winner past him to set up his second match point.

But before having the chance to win the next point, Hurkacz walked up to the net and told Fils he could not continue, shaking hands and retiring.

In securing the victory, at 20 years and 22 days, Fils became the youngest player to defeat a top-ten player in the gentlemen’s singles at Wimbledon since Nick Kyrgios beat Rafael Nadal in 2014.

But Hurkacz’s withdrawal will be a major boost for Novak Djokovic.

The Serb – himself just back from knee surgery and wearing a grey support – was in the same quarter as Hurkacz and could have faced off in the quarters.

Hurkacz’s big-serving game proved problematic for Djokovic in round four last year before the seven-time champion prevailed in four tight sets.

In the first round this year, meanwhile, Hurkacz’s umpire got a bumpy ride as he was wheeled back as the match was suspended for rain.

On Monday, Daniel Altmaier also took a horrible fall as his hip appeared to give way at the back of the court.

But he managed to carry on, eventually beating Brit Arthur Fery in five sets.

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Hurkacz reached the semi-finals in 2021[/caption]

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He was treated on the court by a physio[/caption]

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He was barely able to move and retired before Fils could convert match point[/caption]