Erste Bank Open: Felix Auger-Aliassime has to withdraw
Felix Auger-Aliassime can not compete for his first round match in Vienna due to an ankle injury.
by Nikolaus Fink
last edit: Oct 23, 2019, 01:00 pm
Just now compatriot Denis Shapovalov had entered the center court of the Wiener Stadthalle, when a negative message about youngster Felix Auger-Aliassime made the rounds. The Canadian can not make it to the Erste Bank Open in Vienna due to an ankle injury.
"Unfortunately, I can not dispute my first-round match at the Erste Bank Open today, injuring my ankle in training yesterday," Auger-Aliassime said via Twitter.
Thus, the audience does not enjoy a match between two players who, according to the generally prevailing opinion in the coming years, the tennis sport. Auger-Aliasimme, originally placed sixth in Vienna, would have met Andrey Rublev.
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