NEW YORK (AP): Victoria Azarenka collapsed and had to be taken off the court in a wheelchair Wednesday, an accident that resulted from concussion she suffered after falling and hitting her head while warming up for her US Open match.
The 10th-seeded Belarusian was trailing Gisela Dulko 5-1, 31 minutes into her match on another steamy day at Flushing Meadows, when she stopped running and crumpled to the ground. She was taken to the hospital for tests and diagnosed with mild concussion.
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