Mysterious illness wreaking havoc on 2023 US Open with issues for Jabeur and Thiem among others: "They're dropping like flies"

Mysterious illness is wreaking havoc on the ongoing US Open 2023 with players complaining of feeling unwell.

The fourth and final Grand Slam of the year is currently underway in New York where players from all over the world are participating to showcase their talent.

However, the tournament is being affected by a mysterious illness which has impacted a number of players.

Former world number three Austria’s Dominic Thiem had to eventually retire from his second-round fixture against America’s Ben Shelton complaining of abdominal pain. He was also seen throwing up before the match started.

Earlier, Finland’s Emil Ruusuvuori was also ruled out of the competition ahead of his first-round fixture against Russia’s Andrey Rublev because of feeling sick.

America’s Christopher Eubanks also struggled with illness during the second-round defeat to France’s Benjamin Bonzi. The game ended with a score of 7-6, 2-6, 6-2, 7-6.

Tunisia’s star player Ons Jabeur also struggled during her first-round match against Colombia’s Camila Osorio where she was clearly having breath issues and was seen coughing multiple times as well.

The development left a lot of tennis fans perplexed and they expressed their opinion on social media about it.