Why did mahut retire

Paige VanZant certainly knows how to whip up a frenzy on social media. See what all the fuss is about here. David Warner copped criticism over whether he breached the spirit of the game after a bizarre sequence of events. The dismissal of David Warner had cricket fans around the world scratching their head. Read full article. More content below. Nicolas Mahut. Leonardo Mayer. In this article:.

Nicolas Mahut's embrace with his son brought tears to his rival's eyes. Pic: Eurosport. Story continues. Nadal dropped his first set of the tournament in the win over Goffin. Pic: Getty. Our goal is to create a safe and engaging place for users to connect over interests and passions. In order to improve our community experience, we are temporarily suspending article commenting. Playing at his home grand slam, the year-old Frenchman already had plenty of support but that only grew after a stunning opening round win over Marco Cecchinato, where he came back from two sets down to win in five before following that up with a straight sets victory over German stalwart Philipp Kohlschreiber.

But Mahut couldn't ride the wave forever and he was knocked out by Leonardo Mayer in a tense third round match the Argentine won The result didn't affect the crowd's appreciation for what Mahut managed to do over the opening week of the year's second major — giving him a standing ovation as he left the court.

The special reception came when Mahut's seven-year-old son Natanel ran onto the court to embrace his dad — like he has done after previous matches in Paris — as the world melted. Far from being favorites for the podium in the singles tables, the French are betting a lot on the doubles to erase the fiasco in Rio five years ago, on and off the courts.

Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert, winners of Roland-Garros a few weeks ago, were sharply beaten in straight sets , , by the British Andy Murray Olympic singles champion in in London and Joe Salisbury, lined up for the first time only, and in just 75 minutes of play.

I think we're going to do great things together," said Murray, also involved in the singles tournament. Winners of their fifth Grand Slam doubles tournament on clay at Roland Garros in early June, Mahut and Herbert were forced to retire at Wimbledon, due to an Alsatian thigh injury.

This is perhaps what was fatal to them on Saturday in the suffocating enclosure of Ariake Tennis Park. The day in singles was also complicated for the French, with the eliminations in the first round of Kristina Mladenovic, beaten by the Spaniard Paula Badosa 29th in three sets , , , and Gilles Simon, released by Belarusian Egor Gerasimov 79th after an extended match of 2h32 , ,