First Sinner, then Dimitrov: the Argentine physio who starred in the day in Wimbledon

The day on Monday in Wimbledon He had a sad ending, when Dimitrov Grigor (21st) had to retire while winning two sets to Jannik Sinner (1st). That game was marked by injuries of both players, who requested the Attention of a recognized Argentine physiotherapist.

The meeting ended just as it began: injured. First, it was the number one in the world who asked for assistance. SINNER He had slipped and fallen into the grass on the first game, which resulted in a pain from his right elbow. There happened the first intervention of Alejandro Resnicoff, Physiotherapist who works in the tennis elite more than ten years ago.

Later, at the beginning of the third partial, the second would arrive, but a very different one. This time, it was not simply a discomfort after falling, but the pain he felt Dimitrov in his right pectoral It was so strong that it ended up lying on the ground. His rival approached immediately and, seconds later, Resnicoff appeared again, who studied kinesiology at the UBA and was received in 1997.

This time, he could not do miracles and the Bulgarian had to retire. But months before his work was crucial to prevent Jakub Mensik leave the Miami Masters 1000tournament that ended up winning. On that occasion, the Czech even incorporated him in his champion’s speech because he helped him overcome his Knee pain And he took the title against Serbio Novak Djokovic, which had also benefited from the services of the Rioplatense in his Roland Garros party against Francisco Cerú.

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