Auger-Aliassime withdraws from Paris due to back injury

pa href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/felix-auger-aliassime/ag37/overview'Felix Auger-Aliassime/a announced on Saturday his withdrawal from the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/paris/352/overview'Rolex Paris Masters/a due to a back injury./p

pldquo;I tried to give myself every last opportunity to be fit to play in Paris but unfortunately it wasnrsquo;t meant to be this year ❤️zwj;????????????,rdquo; Auger-Aliassime a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DBmS03Wx5bL/" target="_blank"wrote on Instagram/a. ldquo;After experiencing some pain in my back during Basel, I did some testing and attempts to practice before concluding that I wouldnrsquo;t be ready to compete in Paris at the level Irsquo;d hope for. /p

pldquo;That being said, itrsquo;s a bittersweet ending to the season and Irsquo;m going to do everything in my power to recoup mentally and physically for a strong start in 2025 ???????? We keep going ????rdquo;/p

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pAuger-Aliassime was drawn to play a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/ben-shelton/s0s1/overview'Ben Shelton/a in the first round, with the winner to take on No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jannik-sinner/s0ag/overview'Jannik Sinner/a in the second round. The Canadian is No. 27 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings./p

pAuger-Aliassime closed his post with a message to his fans: ldquo;Thank you as always for all of your kind words and support ????????rdquo;/p

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