FILE PHOTO - Tennis - US Open - New York, U.S. - September 3, 2017 - Mischa Zverev of Germany consults with a trainer during a break in his match against Sam Querrey of the United States during their fourth round match. REUTERS/Ray Stubblebine
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The plague of tennis players retiring hurt or ill in the first round of grand slam tournaments was largely absent at the Australian Open this year for a very good reason -- as Mischa Zverev has found out to his cost.
The German player, ranked 35th in the world, pulled out after only 48 minutes of his opening match against South Korea's Chung Hyeon because of a viral illness.
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