"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.”

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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.”