"No one wants to see the end of a match like this" - Alcaraz after Baez retirement

Carlos Alcaraz and Sebastian Baez were putting on a show in New York but the Argentine was forced to retire in the 3rd set.

It was a very strong match by both players with a lot of battling and some really spectacular rallies. It ended with a retirement and Alcaraz wasn't particularly happy it ended that way:

“No one wants to see the end of a match like this. I think both players don’t deserve the end like this, but I just say that Sebastian is a great player. He fights until the last ball, so he decided the best thing.”

The battle was very tough and Alcaraz admitted to it, especially in the second set where the Argentine turned it up even more:

“It was really, really tough. The second set, it was really tough for me to stay at the level, physically and mentally. Obviously the energy I received from [the fans] was something special. Thanks to that I handled that heat and that tough moment.”