World no.233 retired from final after her father passed away watching her

Things could not go worse than that for Daniela Seguel during her ITF final in Santiago.

The 24-year-old from Chile was leading 6-4 2-1 against Paula Gonçalves when her father fainted in the Grandstand. The match was interrupted for a few minutes when Jorge was taken to the hospital, but, unfortunately, Daniela’s father died soon after.

The umpire had to inform the player that obviously retired in tears when the match was on a 6-4 4-4 scoreline. Her opponent Paula tried to console her, but of course, there wasn’t much to do. Absolutely devastating.

Our condolence.