'Nonsense! Give the girl a break!' - Fans boo injured Alize Cornet for retiring hurt at French Open

The French Open crowd were less-than-sympathetic when France's Alize Cornet was forced to retire injured during her third-round match with Qinwen Zheng. The 32-year-old was losing 6-0 3-0 and not looking at all likely to salvage a game as she struggled badly on Court Philippe-Chatrier on Saturday afternoon. Ad/> The French player, who had been supported superbly during her wins over Misaki Doi and former champion Jelena Ostapenko in the previous two rounds, did not receive such sympathetic backing on this occasion.

/> Roland-Garros'Give the girl a break!' — Cornet gets harshly booed for retiring from matchAN HOUR AGO At a changeover when 3-0 down in the second set, Cornet had an extended exchange with the umpire before deciding that she did not believe it was right to continue to play in the match. After shaking her opponent's hand and waving to the crowd, she was roundly booed and it made for an uncomfortable watch as she had to walk off the court without receiving the support she may have been expecting. With both thigh muscles heavily bandaged, it made for a sorry sight and she was simply unable to make a match of it.

The fact that she was the last remaining French singles player left in the women's draw did not help the mood. «She said there is no point, she is just suffering, so I am not sure how much longer this is going to go on,» said Jo Durie on commentary for Eurosport. «Come on, give the girl a break! Oh, come on, give her a cheer! No, she tried her best.

You could see how hampered she was. »She didn't want to stop now, here on this court. It is a real shame because that could have been a very good match." 'Sickening' — Swiatek point so good her opponent can only stand and applaud 'Nearly hit the bird!' —