The crowd wanted more, but Milos Raonic's back felt otherwise. The No. 1 Canadian had to retire after evening his second-round match at the Coupe Rogers against countryman Felix Auger-Aliassime 3-6, 6-3 on Wednesday night because of persistent back pain.
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Auger-Aliassime broke in the fourth game of the opener, but Raonic raised his level in the second and held to love to wrap up the set. But the 28-year-old, who's been prone to injuries throughout his career, saw the trainer and a doctor during the second set and promptly retired after his service game.
The Canadians were playing in front of a packed house on Court Central in Montreal as their match gained top billing in Auger-Aliassime's hometown. The 18-year-old, who turns 19 on Thursday, is through to the third round at his home ATP Masters 1000 event for the first time and will next meet Russian Karen Khachanov, who beat Stan Wawrinka 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-2.
Khachanov recovered well after Wawrinka grabbed momentum in the second-set tie-break. The 23-year-old, No. 8 in the ATP Rankings, made his first Grand Slam quarter-final in June at Roland Garros and is going for his second Masters 1000 title this week. Khachanov beat Novak Djokovic last November in the Rolex Paris Masters final for his maiden Masters 1000 crown.
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