Alex de Minaur is to undergo scans that could determine if his season is wrecked following a heartbreaking injury retirement in the biggest final of his career against indestructible Novak Djokovic at the China Open.
A shattered de Minaur was planning to fly out from Beijing to Shanghai, where he'll get tests to discover the extent of the adductor injury which could keep him out of the Masters 1000 event.
Pulling out when 7-6 (7-3) 0-1 down to the amazing Djokovic on Tuesday demonstrated the potential seriousness of the problem as there would have been no way otherwise the Australian fighter would have retired while battling for arguably the biggest match-win and title of his career.
