Belgium's Alexander Blockx announced his withdrawal from the French Open due to an ankle injury. The incident occurred when he tripped over court covers, prompting an initial social media post that he later edited.
Blockx was scheduled to face Alex de Minaur on Wednesday at Roland Garros. In his first Instagram post, he described tripping over the covers kept at the back of the court in case of rain and made a sarcastic remark about the covers being really necessary. Hours later, he revised the caption to a formal statement announcing his withdrawal due to injury without mentioning the covers.
