Czech 30th seed Jiri Lehecka became the latest player to withdraw in the Spanish capital through injury, as he suffered a back problem and was forced to retire at 3-3 in the opening set of their semi-final clash.
Top seed Jannik Sinner withdrew ahead of his quarter-final with Auger-Aliassime, citing a hip injury, while Jakub Mensik also gave the Canadian free passage when he retired early in the second set of their third round.
Auger-Aliassime can thank his lucky stars but the concern is that the Masters 1000 tournament in Madrid has been dealt one blow after another, starting with the pre-event withdrawal of world No.1 Novak Djokovic.
After losing Sinner to injury, the competition also saw its third seed bow out as Daniil Medvedev retired midway through his quarterfinal against Lehecka on May 2.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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