After beating Alexandra Eala, Tatiana Prozorova sustains concussion, withdraws from Singapore Open

The Singapore Open has been full of surprises, and not all of them good. Tatiana Prozorova was having the tennis tournament of her life.

She entered the Singapore draw as World No. 180. Prozorova upset top 20 star Alexandra Eala in three sets in the second round.

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Prozorova followed up that win with another three-set triumph over top 40 player Xinyu Wang to earn a semifinal spot. The 22-year-old Prozorova was seeking her maiden WTA title.

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Prozorova hit in the face by tennis ball

Aug 28, 2023; Flushing, NY, USA; Tatiana Prozorova hits to Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark on day one of the 2023 U.S. Open at the Billie Jean King Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Danielle Parhizkaran-Imagn Images

Prozorova was playing her doubles quarterfinal match when she was hit in the face by an overhead. She fell to the ground instantly, as shown by a fan on X.

Prozorova just got hit hard in the face on an overhead, has been off court taking an MTO for a while now pic.twitter.com/f8ggewuv84

— Owen (@kostekcanu) September 25, 2026

It was a weird, fluke play. Players can take hits in doubles but usually in the body and not the head or neck area.

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Prozorova fell to the ground. After a medical timeout, she and partner Sofya Lansere retired from the match.

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Singles run ends too soon

Sadly, her Singapore Open run ended with that doubles accident. Prozorova, who is up to World No. 123 in the WTA live ranking, sustained a concussion and was force to withdraw from the tournament, according to The Athletic.

Her opponent, Australian Talia Gibson advances to the final, awaiting the winner of the Leylah Fernandez and Maja Chwalinska semifinal. Like Prozorova, Gibson is doing double duty and will play in the doubles semifinal on Saturday.

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Hopefully Prozorova is feeling well soon and can take momentum and confidence from her Singapore Open success.

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