Milos Raonic will replace Felix Auger-Aliassime on the Canadian team at the Davis Cup Final 8 next month.
Tennis Canada says Auger-Aliassime, from Montreal, plans to recover from the season and devote time to his humanitarian work in Togo.
Canada will play Germany in the quarterfinals of the Nov. 19-24 competition in Malaga, Spain. Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., joins a roster that includes Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., Montreal’s Gabriel Diallo, Alexis Galarneau of Laval, Que., and Vasek Pospisil of Vernon, B.C.
At No. 22, Auger-Aliassime is the top-ranked Canadian player on the ATP Tour. Raonic, a former world No. 3, is currently ranked 244th after an injury-plagued season.
In a news release, Auger-Aliassime says it was a tough decision to miss the competition but adds it’s “hugely important” for him and his family to give back to others.
Auger-Aliassime was recognized for his philanthropic work in West Africa when he received the ATP’s Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award last year.
WATCH: Raonic sets ace record of 47 in June in London:
Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont., set an ATP record for aces in a three-set match in his 6-7(6), 6-3, 7-6(9) victory over Britain’s Cameron Norrie at the Queen’s Club Championships.
