Alejandro Davidovich Fokina advances after Arthur Gea retires with first set unfinished at 4–1

Gea begins after treatment

Arthur Gea experienced psoas pain on the morning of the quarterfinal and received physiotherapy before playing. He questioned whether he should take the court but ultimately began the match against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. His physical problem therefore preceded the opening games.

Two breaks establish the lead

Gea entered wearing tape around his hamstrings. Davidovich Fokina broke his serve twice to move ahead in the opening set. During the abbreviated encounter, Davidovich Fokina hit five winners, while Gea made nine unforced errors.

Davidovich Fokina converted two of his five break points and faced none on his own serve. His service totals also favored him: he won eight of nine first-serve points and three of four second-serve points. Those figures describe the match as a whole, which ended before either player completed a set.

Medical timeout followed by retirement

After conceding the second break, Gea requested a medical timeout. He then returned and told the chair umpire he would stop.

The retirement ended the quarterfinal after approximately 22 minutes at Qi Zhong Tennis Center. Davidovich Fokina finished ahead 22–8 in total points.

Gea explained that he could not play fully and considered continuing too dangerous for the remainder of his season. He planned tests in France and hoped to recover sufficiently to play his next tournament.

Zverev awaits in the semifinals

Davidovich Fokina expressed sympathy for Gea after the retirement and welcomed having two additional days to recover before his semifinal appearance.

The victory extended Davidovich Fokina’s winning streak in China to eight matches and secured his fourth semifinal of the season. His next opponent was confirmed as top seed Alexander Zverev, with their semifinal scheduled for Saturday.