MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 19: Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada leaves the court after retired in the Men's Singles First Round against Nuno Borges of Portugal during day two of the 2026 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 19, 2026 in Melbourne, Australia.

Auger-Aliassime retires from Australian Open with injury

The Associated Press
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In an early result on the men's side, No. 7 seed Felix Auger-Aliassime retired in his match with Nuno Borges of Portugal. Borges led 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 after just over two hours when the 25-year-old walked to the net to shake hands.

"I'm OK, but I just started cramping at the start of the third set," the Canadian said. "Yeah, it became very difficult to be competitive at this level. I tried for a set, but yeah, wasn’t possible today."

In other men's first round matches No. 11 seed Daniil Medvedev beat Jesper de Jong 7-5, 6-2, 7-6 (2) and No. 19 seed Tommy Paul defeated Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 in an all-American match.

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