Former Wimbledon and French Open champion Simona Halep revealed she suffered a panic attack during her second-round defeat at Roland Garros.
The 19th seed was leading Zheng Qinwen when she called for the doctor.
She eventually fell to a 2-6 6-2 6-1 defeat against her teenage opponent from China.
Simona Halep says she had a panic attack during French Open loss – video https://t.co/s2c3WzT5Np pic.twitter.com/h7mokOTnjJ
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"I didn’t expect (it) because it was just a panic attack. It happened," Halep said.
"I didn’t know how to handle it because I don’t have it often.
"Yeah, I don’t really know why it happened because I was leading the match. I was playing well.
"But it just happened, and I lost it. I couldn’t focus.
"After the match it was pretty tough. But now I’m good. I’m recovered and I will learn from this episode."
