“Have you retired from Tennis?”- Felix Auger-Aliassime faces heat from fans for enjoying vacation instead of training after French Open exit
The world number 10 blamed his first-round loss in straight sets to health concerns and disclosed he had fallen ill the previous night.
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Felix Auger-Aliassime (Images via Twitter)
Right after his first-round exit from the 2023 French Open against 130th-ranked Fabio Fognini on Monday (May 29) on Court Simonne-Mathieu in Paris, Felix Auger-Aliassime enjoyed the European summer with his girlfriend Nina Ghaibi on the French Riviera. He posted a couple of pictures on his Instagram enjoying the break, which did not go down well with the fans, who rather want the 22-year-old to train hard for the upcoming tournaments.
The world number 10 blamed his first-round loss in straight sets on health concerns. Owing to the Canadian’s shoulder problem, he was forced to withdraw from the Lyon Open quarterfinals prior to his French Open campaign.
After the loss to Fognini, he disclosed that though the shoulder wasn’t the issue during the match against the Italian, he had fallen ill the previous night as a consequence of which, he did not sleep well and it also showed in his lackluster performance.
In addition to this, he also struggled with cramps during the game. He expressed hope of participating in the next tournaments after recovering to full health during the break and he also emphasized undergoing medical tests to know why he fell sick again and again.
“Yeah. I mean, the shoulder is not great, but that wasn’t the issue today,” he said at the post-match press conference. “I got a bit sick last night, didn’t really sleep. Yeah, sick all night. That’s just a reality. I mean, I woke up this morning trying–I mean, it’s like I’ve been struggling with a few things, and it’s like, can you believe it, I get sick the day before my match?”
Social media reacts to Feliz Auger Aliassime’s vacation right after the French Open exit
Auger-Aliassime has a 13-10 win-loss record this season. His best came when he reached the semifinal in Qatar Open losing to eventual champion Daniil Medvedev. As mentioned already, he played his last match against Fognini, getting knocked out of the clay-court Grand Slam in straight sets 6-4, 6-4, 6-3.
Sharing a wide spectrum of reactions online, here’s what fans have to say:
He started this season at the Adelaide Open, losing to Alexei Popyrin in straight sets in the Round of 32. He then played 10 more tournaments and is yet to clinch a title. Overall, the Canadian has won four singles titles and one doubles title on the ATP tour.
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