Shanghai Masters star addresses sudden end to match as rival stops after 35 minutes

Casper Ruud said it was “very unfortunate” to see his fourth-round match at the Shanghai Masters come to an early end when Felix Auger-Aliassime was forced to retire injured . The No. 4 seed appeared to tweak his knee while serving at 1-2 in the second set, and dropped five points in a row to get broken. He called the physio and got his knee strapped up, but then asked for the bandages to be removed a couple of games later. And Auger-Aliassime ultimately decided that he could not continue , retiring after just 35 minutes while 2-5 (15-15) down.