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Madison Brengle retirement from her R1 match

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#1 ·
I don't know if this was already discussed, but if true, this is a horrible way to get injured during a major.

Brengle out of US Open, says drug testing, arm injury to blame

The Dover native crashed out of the U.S. Open in agonizing pain, as Brengle was forced to retire from her first-round match against 16-year-old phenom Kayla Day with an arm injury she believes she suffered after a random drug test given to her on Saturday.

The 26-year-old Brengle, who reached the 3rd round here last year, was down 6-2, 4-2, 0-30 when the pain, which Brengle described as “like getting hit by lightning every time I swung my racket” just got to be too much.

Brengle said in a post-match interview that she has suffered from a vein condition her whole life, and that the random Saturday test caused her right forearm to swell and hurt. Brengle is right-handed.

“Every time I get one of these tests the same thing happens, and I tried my best to get ready for tonight,” a teary-eyed Brengle said. “But in the second set I started to lose all feeling in my hand and my arm, and if you can’t feel the racket, it’s really hard to play. It’s the U.S. Open and I tried to fight through the pain as much as I could.”
 
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#9 ·
That's pretty unfortunate :hug:

Probably she should request them to take blood from her left arm next time... even though I'm not sure whether it is possible to request like this.



At least she isn't implying that those people did something wrong :)
 
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#10 ·
I'm not sure what vein condition she has, but it may be difficult to find a vein that'll produce blood. If the tester has failed after a couple of attempts elsewhere, maybe her right arm was a last resort. I don't think they'll keep trying and failing, so the pressure may then come on the player from a possible missed test.
 
#7 ·
Ouch, so sorry for Madison... :hug:
 
#16 ·
Hmmm . . .I wonder what she means by a "vein condition." As to those who claim the testers "did nothing wrong," I don't see how anyone reading would know if they did or didn't.
 
#24 ·
It's hard to believe that she wouldn't have had the option to use her left arm for the blood test. But she doesn't indicate anything about that in the OP's quotes, or if both arms were used to collect enough of a sample. Otherwise, it was very dumb on her part when she knows that she has the condition with the veins.
 
#25 ·
I could have sworn I read in a different article that she had the blood test on her left arm because she plays right-handedly. Alas, I don't remember where I first read the story so I can't bring you receipts.

Anyway, from the Rule Book, page A5.76... see below. I interpret this to mean the player can decide which arm to use, because handedness should be the biggest factor here.

"...unlikely to adversely affect the Athlete or his/her performance" is the part I'm referring to.

 
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