Kyle Edmund was forced to retire after only five games of his first-round clash with David Ferrer at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna.
The British number two continued his rapid rise by breaking into the top 40 of the world rankings on Monday on the back of his first ATP Tour semi-final in Antwerp last week.
That run included one of the best wins of his career against Ferrer but Edmund's hopes of a repeat were swiftly dashed.
He lost the opening two games and after only 18 minutes, with the score at 3-2 to Ferrer, decided he could no longer continue because of what appeared to be a hip injury.
Source: PA
