MELBOURNE, Jan 19 (Reuters) – Carlos Alcaraz reached his second Australian Open quarter-final on Sunday when his opponent Jack Draper retired injured when trailing 7-5 6-1.
The third-seeded Spaniard was well on top in the afternoon match at Rod Laver Arena against the Briton, who exited the court for a long medical time-out between the sets.
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“This is not the way that I want to get through to the next round. I’m just happy to play another quarter-final here in Australia,” Alcaraz said on court.
Alcaraz through to quarter-finals after Draper retires
