Firstly of the second set of Burrage’s match with Lesia Tsurenko, one of many ball boys for the sport on Court docket No. 18 gave the impression to be fighting an sickness.
“He simply stated he was feeling actually faint. He could not truly actually discuss. It was fairly distressing to see,” Burrage informed reporters afterwards.
Whereas the teenager took a seat on the court docket and was sorted by the match umpire, the British No. 5 rushed to the fridge to deliver him some water and one among her vitality gels.
The 23-year-old was even provided a packet of Percy Pigs — a model of British gummy candies — from the group to present to the ball boy whereas he sat.
“Simply tried to get him some sugar, gave him a Gatorade and a gel. The gel isn’t the nicest factor, so that they managed to search out some Percy Pigs sweets someplace alongside the road within the crowd, which he obtained down after which began to really feel higher.”
Burrage spent a number of minutes with the teenager whereas he sat earlier than medical help got here and helped to escort him off the court docket.
“He was not in a great place and I simply tried to assist as a lot as doable,” she stated. “I truly had a panic assault as soon as in juniors right here, so I have been the place he’s. I sort of know just a little bit how he was feeling.”
Ukrainian Tsurenko ultimately beat Burrage 6-2 6-3 of their first-round conflict.
