With a major part of the 2025 season done and dusted, players are surely feeling the heat of a long and tiring year. This can be seen from the fact that many players, including Jack Draper and Ben Shelton , have gone down injured at the ongoing US Open. And another disastrous moment struck men’s tennis as Flavio Cobolli was forced to retire midway through the match against his compatriot Lorenzo Musetti. Cobolli was trailing 3-6, 2-6, 0-2 in the third round encounter when he decided that he wasn’t good to continue and put a strain on his body.
It all occurred after Cobolli had a nasty fall earlier in the match and hurt his arm and wrist in the process. As a result, he found serving and shot making difficult, which could be seen from the scoreline. Moreover, a comeback looked difficult f