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Felix Auger-Aliassime has played down any concerns about his fitness ahead of the Dubai Tennis Championships.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Auger-Aliassime retired at the Australian Open<\/a>, after struggling with cramp in a shock first round exit for the world number eight.<\/p>\n

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However, the Canadian was able to bounce straight back, with Auger-Aliassime defending his title in Montpellier<\/a>, before reaching the final in Rotterdam.<\/p>\n

Auger-Aliassime was beaten by Alex de Minaur<\/a> in the Rotterdam Open<\/a> final, and appeared to be struggling physically.<\/p>\n

He then withdrew from the Qatar Open<\/a>, but Auger-Aliassime<\/a> has now silenced any concerns after providing an update on his fitness ahead of his return to competition.<\/p>\n

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Felix Auger-Aliassime provides fitness update after withdrawing from the Qatar Open<\/h2>\n

Ahead of the 2026 Dubai Tennis Championships<\/a>, Auger-Aliassime spoke to Tennis TV<\/a> about how he was feeling.<\/p>\n

Auger-Aliassime clarified that his physical woes in the Rotterdam final were as a result of the amount of tennis he had played up to that point, but dismissed any current concerns about his fitness.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean obviously there\u2019s fatigue,\u201d Auger-Aliassime said about his struggles in the Rotterdam Open final. \u201cI mean who wouldn\u2019t after two weeks back-to-back, playing I think nine matches in a row in 11 days, so obviously you feel fatigue. <\/p>\n

\u201cBut you still push through it, I was able to push all the way to the finals [Rotterdam]. Then in the finals, when you play such a quality opponent and you have a bit of fatigue, or a bit of tension, it can be felt quickly, it can be felt like \u2018Oh my god, I\u2019m not matching up today\u2019. <\/p>\n

\u201cBut it was nothing more than fatigue and tightness in the muscles, nothing very serious, nothing to be worried about. I knew all this coming into the match, but still tried my best, but it wasn\u2019t enough.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Felix Auger-Aliassime\u2019s potential run to the title in Dubai<\/h2>\n

Auger-Aliassime will be hoping to reach another final in Dubai, and he is the top seed at this year\u2019s tournament.<\/p>\n

It is also a tournament where he has found previous success before, with Auger-Aliassime reaching the final in Dubai<\/a> last year before losing to Stefanos Tsitsipas<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Auger-Aliassime will begin his campaign to go one step further in 2026 against Zhizhen Zhang, who he has already beaten this year, but has also once lost to before.<\/p>\n

Some of the other potential threats to Auger-Aliassime in his half of the draw include Daniil Medvedev<\/a>, Karen Khachanov<\/a>, Jiri Lehecka<\/a>, his compatriot Denis Shapovalov<\/a> and Qatar Open finalist Arthur Fils<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Dubai Tennis Championships 2026<\/strong><\/td>\nFelix Auger-Aliassime\u2019s Potential Opponent<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
First Round<\/td>\nZhizhen Zhang<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Second Round<\/td>\nGiovanni Mpetshi Perricard\/Moez Echargui <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Quarterfinal<\/td>\nJiri Lehecka (8)\/Denis Shapovalov\/Arthur Fils\/Pablo Carreno Busta<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Semifinal<\/td>\nDaniil Medvedev (3)\/Karen Khachanov (7)\/Jenson Brooksby\/Stan Wawrinka<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Final<\/td>\nAlexander Bublik (2)\/Jack Draper (4)\/Andrey Rublev (5)\/Jakub Mensik (6)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n

The other half of the draw includes Alexander Bublik<\/a>, Andrey Rublev<\/a>, Jakub Mensik<\/a> and Jack Draper, who is returning to the ATP Tour<\/a> from his lengthy absence due to an ongoing arm injury.<\/p>\n

Auger-Aliassime will first need to take care of his first round match against Zhang, which takes place on Monday, February 23.<\/p>\n

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