The former women's tennis number one couldn't hold back tears during the duel with Kazakh Elena Rybakina, who finally took the victory 6-3 and 6-4

The veteran Belarusian tennis player Victoria Azarenka, the reigning runner-up of Indian Wells, was eliminated in the third round of this tournament against Kazakh Elena Rybakina, in a match in which she had to stop playing for tears.

With an hour of play, Azarenka had a 6-3 and 2-2 disadvantage when he interrupted his service. The 32-year-old Belarusian made a new attempt to draw but ended up putting her hand to her face and squatted down crying, leaning on her racket.

The chair judge came up to ask her if she needed help. “I'm sorry, I'm so sorry,” the double winner of the Australian Open (2012 and 2013), who played with several protections on her right arm, replied several times.

Rybakina, surprised by the situation, asked the chair judge what was happening: “I was just checking that I was okay,” she replied. “Okay, but is it normal? the tennis player reasked him. “No, it's not normal, it's the first time this has happened,” said the umpire.