An upset Felix Auger-Aliassime has explained his retirement after being unable to complete his first-round match against Nuno Borges.
The Canadian won the first set but lost the next two – 6-3, 4-6, 4-6 – due to a leg injury and was gutted to have to call it quits.
Auger-Aliassime said: “I want to be on the court competing with my opponent. I don’t want to be just standing there, you know, like a punching bag.
“So there’s no point. I don’t have all the answers now. I’m trying to be very professional at everything I do, prepare well.
“I love this sport, and I love to play. So I try to do everything I can in my control to get ready.
“It hurts even more, because you know, if I wasn’t really ready or I wasn’t doing everything, then you have to be honest with yourself.
“But even with being honest with myself, I’m not totally finding the reasons why this is happening. It wasn’t happening in the past, so I’ll have to figure it out.”