Félix Auger-Aliassime, of Canada, receives a medical timeout during the fourth round of his men’s singles match against Casper Ruud, of Norway, at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai, China on Wednesday.Andy Wong/The Associated Press
Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassime is out of the Shanghai Masters after suffering a knee injury.
The fifth-ranked Montrealer was forced to retire from his fourth-round match against Norway’s Casper Ruud.
Auger-Aliassime trailed 5-2 in the opening set before retiring after just 35 minutes.
He appeared to injure his knee early in the match and received treatment before deciding he couldn’t continue.
Ruud advanced to the quarter-finals, where he’ll face Spain’s Rafael Jodar.
Jodar advanced with a 6-7 (7), 6-4, 6-2 victory over Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp.
Fernandez advances in Wuhan
Canada’s Leylah Fernandez advanced to the third round of the Wuhan Open tennis tournament with a 6-3, 6-4 win over China’s Shi Han on Wednesday.
Shi, who opened the tournament with an upset of 13th seed Alexandra Eala, hit 23 unforced errors, 10 more than Fernandez. She managed to convert just one of eight break-point chances.
Fernandez had her struggles on serve with seven double faults, but made the most of her opportunities with three breaks on four chances.
The 24-year-old from Laval, Que., will next face Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko at the WTA 1000 event.
Ostapenko won their only previous meeting in the first round of Wimbledon in 2021.
Fernandez entered Wuhan ranked 25th in the world and won her sixth career WTA title last month in Singapore.
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