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Auger-Aliassime retires in Melbourne heat with cramp

The seventh-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada retired in the first round of the Australian Open against Portugal's Nuno Borges after leading by one set due to cramps.
Auger-Aliassime said the cramps began in the third set, making it impossible for him to continue playing despite having won eight ATP titles previously.
Borges, ranked 46th, sympathized with Auger-Aliassime, saying "It is part of tennis and it's a long schedule and physically it's demanding, so I can understand.

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