British males’s No.1 Jack Draper retired from his Japan Open quarterfinal in opposition to France’s Ugo Humbert on Sunday after scuffling with an stomach subject.
The 22-year-old had misplaced the primary set 7-5 and was 2-1 down within the second earlier than taking a medical timeout to obtain remedy on his stomach space. He tried to proceed earlier than retiring.
The Brit made a dream run to the US Open semifinals this summer season, the place he was ultimately crushed in straight units by world No. 1 Jannik Sinner in a match that lasted simply over three hours. Draper vomited thrice within the second set as he struggled with the warmth and humidity at Flushing Meadows.
Draper had secured his place in Sunday’s 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.
Humbert will face Tomas Machac within the semifinal.
