'It's not over': Canada's Auger-Aliassime looks to put injury woes behind him

Felix Augier-Aliassime admits his tennis season hasn't gone the way he wanted.

Illness, injuries and early round exits have all played a role. But he says he feels in a good space mentally and is ready to turn his season around.

"It's obvious that this hasn't been the season that I would have hoped for so far," he said, from Paris. "Luckily for me, it's not over."

One of his main struggles, he says, is knee injuries that have curtailed performances at the Miami Open, the Dubai Tennis Championships and Indian Wells.

He also suffered a first-round exit at Wimbledon, despite coming in as the 11th seed and lost in the fourth round of the Australian Open.

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It's been tough for the former No. 6 ranked player back in Nov. 2022.

"In the end I'm OK mentally," Auger-Aliassime said. "I'm positive about it all. I've had time to be home and train and try to get better with the knee and kind of look at, you know, where it's coming from and also resolve that problem in order for the future.

"If I can bring that physicality back on the court, I know that the results will start coming a little by little or maybe even quicker because I know myself more and more through the years."

Despite the early exit on the grass at the All England Club, the 22-year-old Montrealer remains the top Canadian on the ATP Tour, staying at the No. 12 spot.

Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., who advanced to the fourth round of the men's draw, moved up six spots to No. 23.

"Mentally, of course, there's ups and downs. We don't feel as confident every week. But I feel stable mentally, I feel in a good place. I'm very focused and driven and I feel that I'm confident in my ability.

"I know I'll be