‘That sounded awful,’ says BBC Wimbledon commentator as Brit’s opponent SCREAMS in agony after heavy fall

DANIEL ALTMAIER screamed in agony after suffering a heavy fall against Britain’s Arthur Fery at Wimbledon this afternoon.

The German, 25, was taking on the British wildcard, who was aiming to become the first home hopeful to book their place in round two.

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Daniel Altmaier suffered a sickening fall[/caption]

The German, 25, clutched his hip

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He received a lengthy medical timeout[/caption]

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Altmaier was taking on Britain’s Arthur Fery[/caption]

With Fery leading 4-3 with a break in the first set, the match threatened to take a sinister turn.

Moments after playing a behind the back shot, Altmaier suffered a sickening fall while trying to retrieve Fery’s smash.

He yelled out in pain, with medical staff immediately called on to help him and the BBC’s commentator claiming “that looked awful”.

Following an initial dialogue with the physio, Altmaier gingerly got back to his feet and limped over to his chair.

He then received an official medical timeout, during which he appeared to have his hip thoroughly worked over.

Thankfully he was able to continue, and remarkably broke Fery back to draw level at 4-4 just moments later.

The Brit, 21, immediately regained his break advantage, however, before serving out the first set 6-4.

Amazingly, Altmaier managed to shrug off his fall to book a place in the second round.

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He recovered brilliantly to win in five sets, 4-6 7-6 1-6 6-3 6-1 in three hours and 39 minutes.

Even prior to Altmaier’s fall it had been a dramatic day at SW19 regarding injury news.

Emma Raducanu‘s scheduled opponent Ekaterina Alexandrova withdrew this morning due to illness, with the British hero instead facing lucky loser Renata Zarazua.

Third seed Aryna Sabalenka was also forced to withdraw, citing a shoulder issue.

Andy Murray, meanwhile, played a practice set with compatriot Kyle Edmund over on the Aorangi Park courts.

The Scot, 37, is likely to decide tonight whether he will take to the court for his first round match against Tomas Machac.