- Russian was leading 6-3, 4-6, 6-5 before Draper retired
- Draper: ‘I’ve come such a long way and can’t get down’
Jack Draper was forced to retire from the third round of the US Open against Karen Khachanov, the 27th seed, with the Russian leading 6-3, 4-6, 6-5. Despite recovering from a set down and pushing on to lead the match, the 20-year-old suffered an injury to his upper right hamstring in the third set, leading to his retirement.
“I think there are a lot of positives I can take from the match but I think the main thing is that I still need to improve my body,” he said. “My body is just not ready to go really deep in this tournament. Today at this time it’s broken down on me. That’s the reality of it. I just need to keep on improving.”