Baghdatis retires in semifinal match vs Istomin at Nottingham Open
NOTTINGHAM, England -- Sam Querrey came from a set down to beat Alexandr Dolgopolov on Friday and reach the final of the Nottingham Open, where the American will play Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan.
The 12th-seeded Querrey won 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the Wimbledon warm-up tournament.
Istomin advanced when defending champion Marcos Baghdatis retired early in their semifinal match with a left calf injury.
Baghdatis, who was on a nine-match winning streak at the Wimbledon warm-up tournament, was leading 2-1 with a break in the first set when he pulled up after making a serve. He received treatment and retired.
"I felt my calf pop," Baghdatis said. "I was feeling good, I was happy, everything was going my way and I was a break up early in the match. It's just the way it is."
Baghdatis said he will make a decision about playing at Wimbledon after seeing doctors on Saturday. The 2006 Australian Open runner-up and Wimbledon semifinalist was drawn Friday to face U.S. player Donald Young in the first round.
The No. 92-ranked Istomin is unseeded at Nottingham.
