Kylian Mbappé is injured with the French national team and Tatiana Prozorova withdraws in Singapore

French national team captain Kylian Mbappé, who suffered a knee injury during the European Nations League match against Turkey on Friday, will leave his country’s camp “to avoid any risk,” according to what coach Zinedine Zidane announced on the TF1 channel.

“Things do not look good, unfortunately,” Zizou said in response to a question about the Real Madrid striker’s exit immediately after scoring the lead goal in the 54th minute. He added: “I think he will have to return,” before the channel’s journalist asked him again: “If Kylian Mbappe’s camp ends?” Zidane replied: “Yes, because we will not take any risks.” "He had hyperextension of the knee."

The French Federation then confirmed that Mbappe, who “suffers from a tendon injury,” would return to Madrid to receive treatment.

The new coach of the French national team had explained that the Real Madrid striker was injured “during the shot” that resulted in the winning goal against Turkey.

Zidane repeated: “The indicators are not completely encouraging for him to continue.” "We will not take any risks."

When the goal was scored in the 54th minute, Mbappe received a pass from Michael Oliseh, so he shot with his right foot and was able to deceive Turkish goalkeeper Ugurcan Çakir, scoring his 67th international goal.

But the best scorer in the history of the French national team did not celebrate the goal, as he began limping immediately, before lying down on the field, placing his hand on the back of his left knee, while signs of pain appeared clearly on his face.

He tried to continue playing for a while, before he was forced to give up completely in the 59th minute. After being replaced by Desiree Doue, Mbappé went straight to the dressing room, still limping slightly, after a quick and friendly handshake with his coach, Zinedine Zidane.

In the first match of Zidane's era, France beat Turkey 1-0, and within ten days it awaits three more matches in the Nations League, starting with a visit to Belgium on Monday, then hosting Italy and Belgium at the Stade de France on the 2nd and 5th of October.

Russian Tatiana Prozorova said that her withdrawal from the semi-final of the Singapore Open came after “pressure” from a physiotherapist affiliated with the Women’s Tennis Association, who diagnosed her with a concussion after she was hit by a ball.

The tournament organizers said that Prozorova (22 years old) withdrew from the singles competition this week due to injury, which led to Australian Talia Gibson qualifying for the final without playing the match.

This announcement came after Prozorova and her colleague Sofia Lanceri withdrew from the quarter-final match in the doubles on Friday, after Prozorova was hit in the face by a ball.

“The physiotherapist who was summoned to the stadium insisted on taking me off the field for a certain test,” Prozorova wrote. Unfortunately, I didn't know I could say no. The test was not easy. Given that I spent more than 3 hours on the field every day during the past three days, I was suffering from fatigue, and I had difficulty in some exercises, such as standing on one foot with my eyes closed.

She added: “My team and I had a lengthy discussion with the organizers. The physiotherapist put pressure on everyone present and even claimed that I was unable to take responsibility for my life.”

She said that the tournament organizers supported her desire to continue playing, but the final decision rested with the WTA.

The WTA said Prozorova was evaluated by her on-site medical team and the tournament doctor, and that concussion protocols are in place to protect players' safety.

A federation spokesman told Reuters: “Under the federation’s physical incapacity rule and concussion protocol, a player diagnosed with a concussion is not permitted to participate in competitions, and will be deemed physically unable to do so.”

He added: “The player may not return to competition until she successfully completes the required gradual return protocol and obtains the appropriate medical approval.”

Reaching the semi-finals in Singapore was the best achievement in her career.

The Spanish Carlos Alcarras contributed to the European team leading the world team 3-1, on the first day of the Laver Cup tennis tournament, held in the British capital, London, by winning with the Czech Jakub Menchik in the doubles competition.

The world number three, who is playing only his second tournament since his return from a 4-month absence due to injury, gave a remarkable performance under the watchful eyes of legends Rod Laver and Roger Federer. He and Menchik defeated Kazakh Alexander Bublik and American Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4.

Alcarras intends to play fewer tournaments in the future, blaming the “impossible” tennis calendar for the increasing number of injuries in the game.

But the winner of seven major titles said before the start of the competitions that “love” for group competitions helps him “restore my happiness on the court and restore my happiness in playing tennis.”

Alkaras and Menchik seemed in their best spirits; One break of serve was enough in each set to give Europe the advantage on the opening day.

The French European team captain, Yannick Noah Alcarras, and the German Alexander Zverev, the Roland Garros and Flushing Meadows champion, were left on the bench earlier on Friday.

Norwegian Casper Ruud gave the first point in the tournament after he narrowly defeated Argentine Francisco Cerundolo 10-8 in a decisive tiebreaker.

American Brandon Nakashima responded for the world team, defeating Menchik in a tiebreak after sharing the first two sets.

Rising Spanish player Rafael Khodar was more convincing in his first appearance in the Laver Cup, defeating Bublik 6-2, 6-3.

The team that first reaches 13 points in the tournament held over 3 days at the O2 Hall in London will be crowned champion.

Each win is worth one point on Friday, two points on Saturday, and three points on Sunday.

The World Team holds the title of this tournament, which was launched by the Swiss Federer in 2017. But Europe still leads the champions’ record, having won the title 5 times in 8 editions.

This year, the European team is led by Yannick Noah, while American Andre Agassi takes over the leadership of the world team.