Epic junior boys' final ends with lovely sportsmanship at Australian Open after player collapses with cramps

An epic junior boys’ final at the Australian Open ended with a moment of sportsmanship after the losing player collapsed with cramps. Top-seeded American Bruno Kuzuhara won 7-6(4) 6-7 (6) 7-5 after a gruelling match that ended with his opponent Jakub Mensik double-faulting on match point as he struggled with cramps. Ad/> Mensik then collapsed to the court and lay writhing in pain after a battle that lasted 3 hours, 43 minutes.

Instead of celebrating his title, Kuzuhara ran straight over to check on his opponent and shake his hand. /> Australian OpenWonderful sportsmanship: Kuzuhara helps collapsed Mensik after winning boys' title2 HOURS AGO /> Mensik then had to be helped off the court in a wheelchair and wasn’t able to attend the trophy presentation. The Czech player had struggled to even walk back to the baseline to serve on the final point because of cramps in his leg.

He sent both serves into the net as his movement was clearly hampered. 'He's gone too far' — Henin hits out at Medvedev after umpire outburst at Australian Open Dokic lauds 'inspirational' Barty ahead of Austrlian Open final Kuzuhara paid tribute to Mensik after collecting the trophy. “First of all, it’s an unfortunate way to win it," Kuzuhara said.

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