It was quite an eventful weekend at the Peru International Challenge, but the reason I wanted to make a quick post was because in the men's singles semi final between Guatemala's Kevin Cordon and Cuba's Osleni Guerrero. The match was shaking up to be a battle of the two singles giants in the Pan Am Region until Kevin jumped to his forehand for a routine smash, but when he landed, his knee wobbled awkwardly and gave out. He crumpled to the ground and the stadium fell to silence as Guatemala's superstar was down for the count. In my opinion: it looked bad. Really bad. He was slapping the ground in pain and didn't want to bend his leg at all. After about 15 minutes he was lifted, with the help of his opponent, onto a stretcher, and carried to an ambulance outside. I'm not sure what happened after that, but hopefully it's nothing career-ending. He's a great ambassador to the sport, especially in South and Central America, and I hope he recovers quickly.
UPDATE: Looks like he tore his ACL, so he might be done. sad faces abound :(
UPDATE: Looks like he tore his ACL, so he might be done. sad faces abound :(
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