Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime withdraws from National Bank Open with injury

Canada’s top tennis player will miss his home open.

Felix Auger-Aliassime has withdrawn from the National Bank Open presented by Rogers due to a back injury suffered during training, it was announced Wednesday by the Montreal tournament.

The No. 2-seeded men’s singles player at the tourney was scheduled to face France’s Titouan Droguet in the second round of the NBO in Montreal, Auger-Aliassime’s hometown.

Auger-Aliassime, currently ranked fourth on the ATP ladder, is coming off a quarterfinal appearance at Wimbledon, nearly pulling off a shock upset of Novak Djokovic to tie his best-ever finish at the grand slam.

The 25-year-old has struggled in his home open, losing in the second round last year and in the first round the two years prior. He hasn’t made it past Round 2 since 2023, when he was eliminated in the quarterfinals.

Auger-Aliassime, overall, has had a solid 2026 season, punctuated by his standing on the ATP ladder, but he hasn’t won a tourney since the Open Occitanie back in February.

Because he was a seeded player heading into the NBO, Auger-Aliassime earned an automatic berth to the second round this year.