MELBOURNE, Australia — Seventh-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada withdrew from his match in opposition to Nuno Borges of Portugal within the first spherical of the Australian Open on Monday.
Simply over two hours later, with Borges main 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, Auger-Aliassime walked towards the online to shake his hand.
“I am effective, however I began convulsing originally of the third set,” the 25-year-old Canadian stated. “Properly, it is grow to be very tough to be aggressive at this degree. I attempted to go for a set, however yeah, I simply could not do it immediately.
“I am unable to keep in mind ever in my life (having a cramp) this early in a event, this early in a match.”
Within the different males’s first-round match, three-time Australian Open runner-up Daniil Medvedev defeated Jesper de Jong 7-5, 6-2, 7-6 (2), persevering with his profitable streak Down Underneath that included a title win in Brisbane. No. 19 seed Tommy Paul defeated Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 within the All-American match, advancing together with Riley Opelka and No. 13 seed Andrei Rublev.
Native hope Alex de Minaur, the No. 6 seed, defeated fortunate qualifier Mackenzie McDonald, who changed injured former Wimbledon runner-up Matteo Berrettini, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 in a day match at Rod Laver Area.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
