Coming into the Swiss Indoors at Basel, Felix Auger‑Aliassime started strong. The Frenchman had been making waves lately with a quarterfinal run in Cincinnati, a semifinal finish at the US Open, and another quarterfinal in Shanghai. He then captured the Brussels title last week, climbing to ninth place in the ATP Live Race to Turin. But while the road to the season’s end was already rocky, another obstacle just made it tougher.

On Friday, facing Spain’s Jaume Munar in the quarterfinals, Felix wasn’t having a good time on court. He was eyeing another semifinal, but the first set against Munar told a different story. Shared via Tennis TV on X, “Unfortunately Felix Auger‑Aliassime is forced to retire with Jaume Munar leading 6‑3, Munar advances while we wish Felix a speedy recovery.”

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