British No.1 Jack Draper retired because of harm in his Japan Open quarterfinal in opposition to France’s Ugo Humbert on Sunday.
The 22-year-old, who made a dream run to the U.S Open semfinal this summer time, had misplaced the primary set 7-5 and was 2-1 down within the second set earlier than going off.
Draper had secured his place within the quarterfinal after a dominant straight-sets win over No. 2 seed Hubert Hurkacz on Friday. It was his third win in opposition to a top-10 ranked opponent this season.
In Sunday’s conflict, the Briton needed to obtain therapy for belly ache early within the second set and regardless of his makes an attempt to rally on, he was ultimately pressured to carry a untimely finish to his match.
Humbert will now face Czech Republic’s Tomas Machac within the semifinal.
