Alcaraz advances to Indian Wells Quarter-Finals with injury issues blighting return to form for Draper

Jack Draper looked to have put injury woes behind him this week at BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells but had to retire against Carlos Alcaraz who eased in the Quarter-Finals in California.

He led Draper 6-2, 2-0 when the Brit had to retire with an abdominal injury which affected him against Andy Murray at times too.

A match on paper that could be seen many times in the coming years, it started off with fireworks but it was Alcaraz that struck first taking an early 2-0 lead which proved vital.

But the serve was a barometer of Draper's injury woes getting worse as it hampered that and his movement and he won just one point to open the second set before retiring.