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.”
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.”