Tennis
First loss of the top 10: The eighth ATP number ended the match at the Aus Open early
Canadian tennis player Felix Auger-Aliassime (ATP 8) finished competing at the 2026 Australian Open.
He went to court against the Canadian player in the first round. Nuno Borgesha (Portugal, ATP 46). After three sets, Auger refused to continue the match and the match ended after 2 hours and 16 minutes.
Australian Open 2026. 1/64 finals
Nuno Borges (Portugal) – Felix Auger-Aliassime (Canada) [7] – 3:6, 6:4, 6:4
Felix withdrew from the match due to left hip/hamstring problems that started in the third match.
Auger-Aliassime became the first tennis player ranked in the top 10 of the ATP rankings to withdraw from the Australian Open. In 2022, Felix reached the major semi-final in Melbourne.
Borzes is competing at the Austrian Open for the fourth time. His best result was the 1/8 final stage in 2024.
In the second round, Nuno will face the winner of the match between Juan Manuel Cherundolo (Argentina, ATP 87) and Jordan Thompson (Australia, ATP 111).
Video review of the match
Photo gallery of the match
Source: Sport UA
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