Basel: Blow for Auger-Aliassime, forced to retire

Just when he seemed to be reborn at the end of this season, Félix Auger-Aliassime was forced to retire abruptly in Basel.

It's a hammer blow for Félix Auger-Aliassime. In Basel, at the same tournament where he triumphed in 2022, the Canadian had to retire in the quarter-finals against Spain's Jaume Munar (6-3, ret.).

Visibly physically hampered, the player who will return to the top 10 at the end of the week never seemed able to compete. After just 46 minutes of play, he decided to leave the court.

For several weeks, Auger-Aliassime has been playing tournament after tournament in a bid to secure a last-minute ticket to the Turin Masters, which brings together the eight best players of the season.

A tough scenario, therefore, for the 25-year-old player, who was nevertheless coming off an impressive return to form. A semi-finalist at the US Open, a quarter-finalist in Shanghai, and a winner in Antwerp.