Published On: Wed, Feb 5th, 2025
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Felix Auger-Aliassime retires from Rotterdam ‘out of nowhere’ days after winning title | Tennis | Sport

Felix Auger-Aliassime suddenly retired after losing the second set of his match at the Rotterdam Open.

The world No. 23 was playing his first match since lifting the Montpellier title on Sunday and took a close first set in a tiebreak.

He called the doctor and physio before losing the second set and commentators were stunned to see Auger-Aliassime forfeit the match, claiming it came “out of nowhere”.

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