Carlos Alcaraz in Tokyo semi-finals game after Denis Shapovalov retires
Top seed Carlos Alcaraz was leading against Denis Shapovalov in the quarterfinals game of the ATP 500 tournament in Tokyo when Shapovalov retired on Sunday with (7-6 [3], 2-1 ret.). The world number 3 advances to the semifinals.
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz, the top seed and world number three, qualified for the semifinals competition game of the ATP 500 tournament in Tokyo on Sunday after Canadian Denis Shapovalov retired with (7-6 [3], 2-1 ret.). Shapovalov had to withdraw due to a right thigh injury early in the second set round.
Until this abandonment, the match had been contested, with Alcaraz seeming for a long time troubled by the variety of his opponent’s team game, who alternated between long and short shots, heavy or deliberate strokes.
Alcaraz faces a compatriot in the semi-finals game
While the previous day, against Italian Matteo Arnaldi, Alcaraz had to save the four set points in the first set, this time he faced a similar threat, which he had to thwart at 5-4 down. Then, after an hour and a half time play, he closed out the first set with a passing shot. Ultimately, the match ended prematurely with the Canadian’s injury.
Alcaraz is playing his third tournament game in Tokyo since returning from injury. Sidelined with a right wrist injury between the month of April and the end of August, the Spanish player returned to the circuit at the US Open, where he lost in the quarterfinals. For a place in the Tokyo final, he will face his compatriot Jaume Munar, who won Frenchman Kyrian Jacquet with (6-4, 6-2).
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