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TORONTO — Felix Auger-Aliassime is of two minds about the raft of withdrawals from the National Bank Open.

On one hand, it is unfortunate that Canadian tennis fans won’t get to see the likes of World No. 1 Jannik Sinner, No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz and No. 6 Novak Djokovic compete in the Toronto tournament.

But on the other, Auger-Aliassime’s chances of becoming the first homegrown tennis player to win the men’s Canadian Open title in the Open Era have undoubtedly improved.

“I think...