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Lena Gercke Suffers Severe Padel Injury, Withdraws From ProSieben’s Promi Padel WM

An MRI found three fractured bones plus two torn ligaments, sidelining the model days before the 18 October broadcast.

Overview

  • Gercke twisted her ankle during padel training in Berlin with partner Dustin Schöne and immediately reported a swollen foot she could not move.
  • Initial medical suspicion pointed to a torn ligament, then an MRI the next day confirmed three fractured bones plus two ligament tears.
  • She announced she will not compete on 18 October, with the live event still scheduled at SAP Garden in Munich on ProSieben and Joyn.
  • Gercke has begun recovery on crutches and shared light‑hearted updates, including cooling her foot with frozen potato wedges.
  • The lineup publicized for the show includes figures such as Mats Hummels, Christoph Kramer, Mario Gomez and Uwe Ochsenknecht.