US Open: Thigh Injury Brings Early End To Carlos Alcaraz Dream Run

Spanish teen Carlos Alcaraz had to retire with injury during his US Open quarter-final against Canada's Feliz Auger-Aliassime.

Spanish teen Carlos Alcaraz, the youngest US Open quarter-finalist in 58 years, was forced to retire from his match Tuesday at the US Open with a right adductor injury. Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime led 6-3, 3-1 when 18-year-old Alcaraz retired from the match, sending his 21-year-old rival into his first Slam semi-final aganst Russian second seed Daniil Medvedev. "It's really tough to end a great tournament like this," Alcaraz said. "I had no choice to still play. I have to take care of my body and to stay healthy. I didn't feel good to still play." World number 55 Alcaraz, who ousted third-ranked Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece in the third round, could have become the youngest US Open men's semi-finalist since 1960 and the youngest in any Slam since 17-year-old Michael Chang won the 1989 French Open. He also would have been the first man to reach the US Open semi-finals in his debut since Eric Sturgess in 1948. The right thigh issue came after back-to-back five-set matches.