“No one wants to win this way, no one wishes ill on anyone,” says the Spanish tennis player
The Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz, first seeded in Indian Wells, surpassed this Tuesday the round of 16 of this Masters 1000 due to the abandonment of the young British Jack Draper in the second set.
Alcaraz, number two in the world ranking, was leading the score by 6-2 and 2-0 when Draper (56), who had already been treated by a physiotherapist, called the match over after 46 minutes of play on the court. central.
“It’s a shame (Draper) has to retire. Nobody wants to win in this way, nobody wishes anyone bad, “said Alcaraz. “Being well is the most important thing and I think he has done well to find out what is wrong with him.”
The Spaniard, who aspires to recover the world number one with a victory on Sunday, will face the winner of the cross between the American Tommy Paul, number 19 in the ranking, and the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime in the quarterfinals.
Instead Draper, 21, had a disappointing end to the tournament after he had achieved a very emotional victory the day before against his compatriot and great idol, veteran Andy Murray.
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