World No. 9 Richard Gasquet became a victim of carnapping in Paris after someone stole his Range Rover Car near the Arc of Triumph over the weekend.

Gasquet was reportedly going out of a restaurant at around 1:15 a.m. and did not see his car where he parked it according to Le Parisien, reports Tennis World USA. Gasquet already made a complaint to authorities in order to find his car and the culprit who stole it.

Gasquet has decided to withdraw from the Australian Open 2016 on Jan. 18 at Melbourne Park due to a back injury, according to ESPN. Gasquet aggravated the injury while playing in exhibitions this month. The 29-year-old Frenchman also withdrawn from the Qatar Open, which is set to start on Monday.

Gasquet, who has only reached the fourth round of the Australian Open tournaments, has joined Aussie youngster Thanasi Kokkinakis and Juan Monaco in pulling out of next year’s first Grand Slam event. He will be replaced by British No. 3 Kyle Edmund, who was three spots outside the automatic qualification for the Australian Open.

Meanwhile, the Australian Open will be headlined by the top five tennis players of the Emirates ATP world rankings, as well as the top tennis players in the WTA. World No. 1 Novak Djokovic will defend his title against the likes of Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer, while women’s reigning champ Serena Williams will go against powerhouses in Simona Halep, Maria Sharapova, and Petra Kvitova.

The other tournaments leading up to the Australian Open includes the Hopman Cup at Perth Arena (Jan. 3-9), Brisbane International at Queensland Tennis Centre (Jan. 3-10), Sydney International at Olympic Park (Jan. 10-16), Hobart International at Domain Tennis Centre (Jan. 10-16), World Tennis Challenge at Memorial Drive (Jan. 12-14), and Kooyong Classic at Kooyong Stadium (Jan. 12-15).

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