This is how Flipkens' ankle was due to a misplaced ad

The start of the season for Kirsten Flipkens has not been as expected for the Belgian tennis player, who had to retire during her match against Sofia Kenin (He won the first set 7-5 and fell 5-4 in the second) when he suffered a serious ankle sprain due to an advertisement.

Through her social networks, Flipkens herself wanted to share the video of the moment of the injury and an image of her ankle visibly bruised from the injury. The tennis player herself wanted to share the medical report after her injury. “Hello everyone. I want to give you a final update on my injury. I had an MRI and X-ray yesterday. In addition to various sprains and edema I have a grade two partial tear in the anterior talofibular ligament. I have already started rehab with my physio here in Abu Dhabi and we have started the treatment with some very light movement exercises and aqua jogging.

However, despite the severity of the injuries, Flipkens is looking forward to the season and, although she knows it is difficult, she hopes to be recovered to compete in the next Australian Open (Feb 8-21) while joking about the poster he stumbled upon. “It is not the start of the year that I had in my mind after a great preseason but I will do everything in my power to recover as quickly and healthily as possible. And yes, the goal is to play in the Australian Open. Thank you all for your messages. By the way, take a look at the ad I stumbled upon. “Centro sanitario” (the hospital I went to later). How ironic…”