Former world No.1 Simona Halep said she "just lost it" after suffering a panic attack during Thursday's 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 defeat to Qinwen Zheng at the French Open.
Halep, 30, appeared to be on course for a third-round berth in Paris after winning the first set in routine fashion. She then moved a break up in the second before Zheng stormed back, levelling the set score before moving 3-0 up in the decider.
It was then that Halep's trainer was called onto the court to measure the Romanian's blood pressure and heart rate. Her trainer was called out again but couldn't steady Halep as she fell to Zheng, revealing in her post-match interview that she had suffered a panic attack.
