Jack Draper described his hip injury as a "ticking time bomb" and admitted he will likely have to manage it for the rest of his career.

Jack Draper’s mid-match retirement against the reigning Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz was the result of a hip injury that he described as “a ticking time bomb”.

Jack Draper described his hip problem as a “ticking time bomb” after limping out of his Australian Open fourth-round clash with Carlos Alcaraz. The British number one came into the tournament with little preparation after struggling with a flare-up of tendinitis, which he admitted he was still having to manage, during pre-season.

Carlos Alcaraz has reached his 10th career Grand Slam quarterfinal, tied for the most by a man before his 22nd birthday, by advancing at the Australian Open when 15th-seeded Jack Draper stopped playing because of injury after dropping the first two sets of their fourth-round match.

Jack Draper has pulled out of the Australian Open after losing the first two sets to Carlos Alcaraz. The British No.1 had suffered a hip injury before Christmas to prevent playing any warm-up events. And the No.15 seed reached the fourth round here by winning three five-set epic matches.

Eurosport experts John McEnroe and Tim Henman felt the retirement of Jack Draper from his Australian Open clash with Carlos Alcaraz was inevitable.