Canadian tennis star Félix Auger-Aliassime is pulling out of this week's Moselle Open, a move that prioritizes his health while putting a berth in the elite ATP Finals at risk.
The 25-year-old from Montreal cited a knee injury as the reason for his withdrawal from the tournament in Metz, France, which is one of two ATP 250 events running this week.
Auger-Aliassime is coming off a gruelling run to the final of the Paris Masters, which ended with a 6-4, 7-6 (4) loss to world No. 1 Jannik Sinner on Sunday. He rallied from a set down in his first three matches and played in five tiebreakers.
The result moved him to No. 8 in the ATP rankings and past Italy's Lorenzo Musetti in the race for the final singles berth in the ATP Finals, which start Sunday in Turin, Italy.
Musetti is playing in t

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