MELBOURNE, Australia – Canadian tennis player Felix Auger-Aliassime, seeded number 7, retired from his first-round match against Nuno Borges of Portugal at the Australian Open on Monday. Borges was leading 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 after just over two hours of play when Auger-Aliassime approached the net to shake hands with his opponent.
The 25-year-old Canadian tennis player added that he didn’t remember having suffered cramps so early in a tournament or match. In other men’s first-round matches, Daniil Medvedev, a three-time Australian Open runner-up, defeated Jesper De Jong 7-5, 6-2, 7-6 (2), continuing his streak in Australia, which included a title in Brisbane. Tommy Paul, seeded number 19, defeated Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 in an all-American match, advancing alongside Reilly Opelka and Andrey Rublev, seeded number 13. Local favorite, Alex de Minaur, seeded number 6, defeated Mackenzie McDonald, a “lucky loser” from the qualifying round who replaced the injured former Wimbledon runner-up Matteo Berrettini, with a score of 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 in an evening match at Rod Laver Arena.I’m fine, but I started suffering cramps at the beginning of the third set. It became very difficult to compete at this level. I tried for a set, but it wasn’t possible today.
Felix Auger-Aliassime
