Alexei Popyrin was on medication and injured his glute in opening round loss at Melbourne Park

Australian No.2 Alexei Popyrin will be putting his disappointing Australian Open campaign behind him as he faces time off due to a glute injury that affected his shocking first-round loss. Despite being sick for four days leading up to the match, the 25-year-old took full responsibility for his poor performance and expressed disappointment, vowing to take a break to reassess and improve after a challenging month of tennis. Popyrin, who suffered the injury during the game, acknowledged the need to move on quickly from his subpar play and focus on recovery and future improvement.

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