Let’s be honest here – watching tennis players drop like flies isn’t exactly what you signed up for when you tuned into the Swiss Indoors Basel quarterfinals. But that’s exactly what happened on Friday, October 24th, when the tournament turned into less of a tennis showcase and more of a medical drama that would make even the most seasoned sports fan cringe.

Ruud’s Unfortunate Exit Sets the Tone for a Bizarre Day

Casper Ruud, the fourth-seeded Norwegian who’s normally as reliable as Swiss clockwork, decided to call it quits after losing the first set tiebreak 7-6(1) to Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina . And honestly? You could see the writing on the wall from the moment he started wincing during his service games.

The thing about Ruud is that he’s not typically one to throw in the

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