Aljaz Bedene forced to retire early against Alexander Zverev in Shanghai

ByPA Sport

Updated 11/10/2017 at 10:33 GMT

Aljaz Bedene lasted just 12 minutes against Alexander Zverev at the Shanghai Masters before retiring for the second time in two weeks.

Aljaz Bedene of Great Britain returns a shot to Alexander Zverev of Germany in their Men's Single match during Round 2 of 2017 ATP Shanghai Rolex Masters at Qizhong Stadium on October 10, 2017 in Shanghai, China.

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The British number two is struggling with a right knee injury but is continuing to play and comfortably defeated Paolo Lorenzi in the first round.

Third seed Zverev was a different matter, though, and, after losing the first four games, Bedene accepted he would not be able to compete and shook hands.

Last week in Beijing, Bedene lost the first 10 games against Roberto Bautista Agut before calling it quits.

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