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Britain’s Jack Draper was forced to retire in the third set of his Mexican Open semi-final in Acapulco.<\/b><\/p>\n
The 22-year-old had treatment from the physiotherapist and tournament doctor in the second set against Australian defending champion Alex de Minaur.<\/p>\n
De Minaur had taken the opening set 6-3 before the British number three came back to win the second 6-2 thanks to some strong returns.<\/p>\n
Draper was trailing 4-0 in the decider when he withdrew from the match.<\/p>\n
He later wrote on Instagram: “I hate to pull out but I was feeling really unwell today. Congrats to Alex de Minaur and good luck for the final!”<\/p>\n
The Australian world number nine wished the Briton “a speedy recovery”.<\/p>\n
De Minaur added: “Even though I dropped that second set, I knew he was hurting from then and I just told myself to bring up the intensity, try and get a head start in the third set and make it a little bit harder for him.<\/p>\n
“He’s a hell of a player, a hell of a talent and I hope it’s nothing too serious.”<\/p>\n
In the final, De Minaur will play Norwegian Casper Ruud, who defeated Denmark’s Holger Rune 3-6 6-3 6-4.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n