Karen Khachanov moved on in Paris after Denis Shapovalov retired from their match, even though the Canadian was up 4-1 in the third set. Khachanov later admitted he had felt like walking off court himself before the match ended in such an unfortunate way.
Shapovalov stopped playing while holding a 4-1 lead in the deciding set, handing Khachanov the win.
Khachanov said he had wanted to leave the court during the match.
He called the finish an unfortunate way for the match to end.
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