Felix Auger Aliassime

[Damian]

16.07.2018

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 144

[DUN I LOVE]

Felix został na europejskiej cegle i z powodzeniem zaczął zmagania w Umagu, wygrywając swój drugi mecz na szczeblu ATP. 17-letni Kanadyjczyk 64 63 pokonał Andrieja Martina, finalistę turnieju sprzed 2 lat.

135 Stéphane Robert 423
136 Félix Auger-Aliassime 421
137 Pedro Sousa 421

[Lleyton]

Felix Books #NextGenATP Clash With Rublev

Spoiler:

Fucsovics ends three-match losing run

#NextGenATP Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime earned his second tour-level win on Tuesday, beating Andrej Martin 6-3, 6-3 at the Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag.

The 17-year-old Montreal native, who recorded his first tour-level victory against Vasek Pospisil at the BNP Paribas Open, converted four of six break-point chances and won 60 per cent of second-serve return points to set a meeting with defending champion and 2017 Next Gen ATP Finals runner-up Andrey Rublev. Fourth-seeded Rublev is making his first return to action after a three-month injury absence, dating back to the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters.

Marton Fucsovics snapped a three-match losing streak to upset eighth seed Benoit Paire 6-1, 6-3 in 74 minutes. The Banque Eric Sturdza Geneva Open titlist created 10 break-point opportunities, converting seven, en route to victory. Fucsovics, now 15-14 this season, will next face qualifier Marco Trungelliti of Argentina, who beat Croatian wild card Franko Skugor 6-3, 6-4.

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Robin Haase made a successful return to Umag, coming from a set down to beat Brazilian Rogerio Dutra Silva 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 in two hours and seven minutes.

Haase, who last appeared at the Croatian event in 2011, landed 10 aces and won 68 per cent of service points to set a second-round meeting against Slovakian qualifier Martin Klizan, who dismised Nicolas Jarry 6-2, 6-0. The 31-year-old Haase is bidding to reach the quarter-finals for the first time, having lost in the second round on both his previous visits.

Maximilian Marterer rallied from a set down to beat Croatian wild card Nino Serdarusic 3-6, 7-5, 6-3. The BMW Open by FWU semi-finalist fired nine aces and did not face a break point after dropping the first set. The German, seeded ninth, will meet Laslo Djere in the second round. Djere overcame 2014 champion Pablo Cuevas 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 on Monday.

Did You Know?
Carlos Moya is the most successful player in Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag history. The Spaniard won five titles at the event between 1996 and 2007, including three consecutive triumphs from 2001 to 2003.

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[Barty]

Felix Leads #NextGenATP Charge In Gstaad

Spoiler:

Spaniard Munar drops just one game to advance
The #NextGenATP is coming, and two impressive performances on Monday at the J. Safra Sarasin Swiss Open Gstaad proved it.

Seventeen-year-old Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime earned the third tour-level match win of his career, defeating Argentine Guido Andreozzi 6-3, 7-6(3) in one hour, 31 minutes. The World No. 139, who hit eight aces and won 80 per cent of first-serve points in the match, will next face fifth seed Robin Haase or lucky loser Viktor Galovic.

Auger-Aliassime was the first player born in the 2000s to compete in an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event at the BNP Paribas Open earlier this year, when he captured his first tour-level victory against compatriot Vasek Pospisil. The teenager earned his second win in Umag last week before falling in three sets against defending champion and fellow #NextGenATP star Andrey Rublev.

But the Canadian was not the only #NextGenATP player to impress on day one in Gstaad. Jaume Munar stormed into the second round, dropping just one game to beat countryman Adrian Menendez-Maceiras 6-1, 6-0. Munar won 70 per cent of second-serve return points and converted five of 15 break point chances en route to a 67-minute win. Munar will meet second seed Roberto Bautista Agut in the second round.


Roberto Carballes Baena made a strong debut in Switzerland, beating seventh seed Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 7-6(3), 6-2.

The 25-year-old Spaniard, who lifted his maiden ATP World Tour title at the Ecuador Open in February, needed just 89 minutes to move past the 2008 semi-finalist. Carballes Baena won 75 per cent of service points and converted three of eight break-point opportunities to secure his 11th tour-level victory of the season.

Carballes Baena will face Taro Daniel of Japan for a spot in the quarter-finals. The TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open titlist edged Elias Ymer 7-6(9), 7-5.

In an all-qualifier clash, Jurgen Zopp squeezed past German Yannick Hanfmann 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(4). Zopp will face defending champion and newly crowned SkiStar Swedish Open winner Fabio Fognini for a place in the last eight.

Did You Know?
Fabio Fognini is bidding to become the first man to win back-to-back titles at the J. Safra Sarasin Swiss Open Gstaad since Sergi Bruguera. The Spaniard won three consecutive titles at the event between 1992 and 1994.

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[DUN I LOVE]

Wygląda na to, że będzie rozstawienie w kwalach na USO:

130 Yannick Maden 443
131 Félix Auger-Aliassime 441
132 Yannick Hanfmann 430

[Damian]

23.07.2018

Najwyyższy ranking w karierze: 139

[Damian]

30.07.2018

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 134

[Damian]

Auger-Aliassime, Pospisil receive Rogers Cup wildcards

Spoiler:

On Wednesday, Tennis Canada announced the names of the players who have received a wildcard into the 2018 Rogers Cup presented by National Bank in Montreal and Toronto. The last two wildcards for the WTA Premier 5 tournament in Montreal were awarded to Canadians Bianca Andreescu (Mississauga, ON) and Carol Zhao (Richmond Hill, ON). On the men’s side, Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC), Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON) and Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC) were invited into the main draw in Toronto.

And so, Canada will be represented by eight players in the two cities. Auger-Aliassime, Polansky and Pospisil join their countrymen Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON) and Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON), and Andreescu and Zhao meet up with Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC), whose wildcard was confirmed earlier this month.

Auger-Aliassime will play in the main draw of Rogers Cup for the very first time. Last year, he was forced to skip the event due to injury. The Montrealer earned his first ATP win in March when he defeated fellow Canadian Vasek Pospisil before falling to Milos Raonic in the second round at Indian Wells. He recently defended his crown at the Lyon Challenger. In doing so, he earned his third Challenger title at the age of 17, becoming a member of a select group of players that includes Novak Djokovic and Juan Martin del Potro. Auger-Aliassime is currently ranked World No. 134—a high in his young career.

For Pospisil, the tournament will be his eighth Rogers Cup. In 2013, he took John Isner and Tomas Berdych by surprise on his way to an all-Canadian semi against Milos Raonic. It was a homegrown matchup that hadn’t been seen since 1990. Pospisil reached the quarterfinals in Newport last week and appeared in two straight ATP Challenger finals in South Korea in May. He got his season off to a great start with wins at the Challenger events in Rennes and Budapest.

Polansky is coming off an excellent week that culminated in him hoisting the winner’s trophy of the Granby National Bank Challenger. Currently ranked World No. 122, the 30-year-old qualified for the first three Grand Slam tournaments of the season. He will be making his 11th appearance in the main draw of Rogers Cup. Last year in Montréal, he got the better of Pospisil but was no match for Roger Federer.

Canadian no.2 and World No. 138 Carol Zhao will play in the main draw of Rogers Cup for the third time in her career and fight to make it past round 1 for the very first time. Earlier this season, she reached the quarterfinals of the Midland Challenger and joined Canada’s Fed Cup team in its first-round World Group II showdown against Romania.

Andreescu went as far as the semifinals of the Granby Challenger last week before being stopped in her tracks by a back injury. She withdrew from the tournament in Washington this week to recover for Rogers Cup. This season, the 18-year-old battled in two Challenger finals in Japan in March. Currently ranked World No. 148, she is in the main draw of Rogers Cup for a second consecutive season.

Wild Cards for Qualifying and Doubles Draws

The wildcards for the qualifying event were also announced. In Montréal, they were awarded to Françoise Abanda (Montreal, QC), Rebecca Marino (Vancouver, BC) and Katherine Sebov (Toronto, ON). An additional spot is also reserved for the winner of a prequalifying tournament that is underway this week at IGA Stadium. The last two wildcards for the qualifying rounds were exchanged for main draw slots in Hobart in early 2018 and Miami in 2019. In Toronto, three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka, who is currently ranked World No. 201 in the wake of two knee surgeries, has gotten a wildcard along with Filip Peliwo (Vancouver, BC) and Brayden Schnur (Pickering, ON). A fourth wildcard will be handed out later this week.

In doubles, two all-Canadian teams received Wild Cards for the main draw. Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON) will take part in his final Rogers Cup playing alongside Vasek Pospisil, while Félix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov will team up and try to cause some surprises. The doubles Wild Cards for Montreal will be announced in the coming days.

Owned and operated by Tennis Canada, the prestigious Rogers Cup presented by National Bank attracts the biggest stars in tennis year after year. In 2018, the men’s event will take place at the Aviva Centre in Toronto from August 4 to 12, while the women’s event will take place at IGA Stadium in Montreal from August 3 to 12. Sportsnet is the official English broadcaster and TVA Sports is the official French broadcaster of the 2018 Rogers Cup.

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[Damian]

06.08.2018

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 133

[Barty]

Allez! Felix, 17, Notches First Top 20 Win In Toronto

Spoiler:

#NextGenATP Canadian picks up his second #ATPMasters1000 win
Not even 18, Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime already has a Rogers Cup win to his name. The youngest player in the Top 150 of the ATP Rankings (No. 133) beat No. 18 Lucas Pouille of France on Tuesday, saving five of six break points and advancing 6-4, 6-3.

It's Auger-Aliassime's second ATP World Tour Masters 1000 win and his fourth victory of the year (4-6). The Canadian, who turns 18 on Wednesday, beat countryman Vasek Pospisil at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells in March.

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The teenager missed a chance to play at his home Masters 1000 last year in Montreal because of a wrist injury. But he pleased the home crowd plenty in notching the biggest win of his career, a complete takedown of Pouille for his first Top 20 win.

Auger-Aliassime sprinted out of the gates, breaking in the second game and leading 5-3. He was controlling baseline rallies, keeping Pouille guessing with his two-handed backhand up the line. Auger-Aliassime stumbled while serving for the set, but he immediately broke back and fed the crowd an “Allez!”


In March, Pouille became the fifth active Frenchman to crack the Top 10 of the ATP Rankings (also Gasquet, Monfils, Simon, Tsonga). But he's had only one Top 20 win since then (Fognini, Davis Cup in April), and he couldn't get much going against Auger-Aliassime.

The Canadian broke in the fourth game of the second set and served out the match to love. Auger-Aliassime finished with 25 winners to 16 unforced errors.

ATP Race To Milan

He will next meet 2017 Next Gen ATP Finals semi-finalist Daniil Medvedev. Auger-Aliassime has a chance of qualifying for the 2018 Next Gen ATP Finals, to be held 6-10 November in Milan.

He's currently in 12th in the ATP Race To Milan. The top seven in the Race will qualify automatically, while the eighth spot will be reserved for the winner of an all-Italian qualifier tournament to be held just prior to the 21-and-under event. Last year in Milan, Auger-Aliassime's countryman Denis Shapovalov (18) was the youngest qualifier.

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[Damian]

Po zwycięstwie nad Pouillem w Toronto:

118 Jason Jung 483
119 Félix Auger-Aliassime 480
120 Guido Andreozzi 475

[Rroggerr]

Toronto18: pierwsze zwycięstwo nad graczem z Top20.

[WC] Felix Auger Aliassime (CAN) d. Lucas Pouille (FRA) 6-4 6-3

[DUN I LOVE]

108. będzie jak wygra z Miedwiediewem.

[Barty]

[DUN I LOVE]

Tenisowy świat o Federerze, a tymczasem Ożer dziś stał się pełnoletni.

Najlepszego młody!

[Damian]

[Damian]

13.08.2018

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 120

[Damian]

Start CH Vancouver:

113 Jason Jung 483
114 Félix Luger-Aliassime 480
115 Lorenzo Sonego 478

[Damian]

20.08.2018

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 116

[Lleyton]

Felix Qualifies For First Grand Slam; Krueger Leads American Charge

Spoiler:

#NextGenATP Canadian and 24-year-old American are two of five to qualify for first Grand Slam

The Grand Slam career of Felix Auger-Aliassime has officially begun. Two years after lifting the US Open trophy as a junior, the 18-year-old made an emphatic statement in qualifying for his first main draw at a major.

Auger-Aliassime became the youngest to qualify for a Grand Slam since a 17-year-old Andrey Rublev at the 2015 US Open, completing a dominant run this week at Flushing Meadows. He punched his ticket without dropping a set, capped by a decisive 6-3, 6-0 win over Gerald Melzer in just 61 minutes on Friday. The #NextGenATP star reeled off the last nine games of the match to seal the victory.

"It feels amazing," Auger-Aliassime told ATPWorldTour.com following the win. "As a kid it's something you dream of for a long time. To be in the main draw means I'm already there. I've thought about this for a long time. I was able to finish strong and I had the right objectives for every match. I had a good plan and was able to serve well at the right moments and was aggressive constantly."

The Canadian's reward? A first-round date with close friend and countryman Denis Shapovalov.

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Auger-Aliassime is joined by fellow Next Gen ATP Finals contenders Ugo Humbert and Lloyd Harris in qualifying for their first Grand Slam main draws. Both Humbert and Harris have been dominating on the ATP Challenger Tour as of late and that success translated to the hard courts of New York. The Frenchman defeated Marc Polmans 7-5, 6-2, while the South African ousted JC Aragone 6-4, 6-2.

Humbert, who recently lifted his maiden ATP Challenger Tour trophy in Segovia, Spain, will open against fellow qualifier Collin Altamirano. Harris, a first-time winner in Lexington, U.S.A. earlier this month, faces veteran Gilles Simon.

Altamirano, Donald Young and Mitchell Krueger were the lone Americans to qualify on Friday. Five years removed from making his US Open debut as a wild card, Altamirano earned his way back to Flushing Meadows, not dropping a set all week. He notched impressive wins over seeds Ivo Karlovic and Lorenzo Sonego to book his spot. Meanwhile, Young overcame Peter Polansky 7-5, 1-6, 6-3, and Krueger rallied past Calvin Hemery 3-6, 7-5, 6-2.

Krueger
Mitchell Krueger will make his Grand Slam debut in New York

"It feels great, especially being the US Open," said Krueger. "I've always wanted to be in the main draw of a Grand Slam and it's that much better that it's the home slam. I earned my way into it. It feels amazing. This is the one thing I wanted. I finally got into the main draw of ATP World Tour events the past few years and I won my first match last year. I can't put it into words right now. I'm insanely excited."

It was a dramatic 24 hours for Krueger, as the Texas native registered back-to-back comeback wins to qualify for his first Grand Slam. Having walked off the court at 10:30pm on Thursday after saving three match points, he stormed back from a set and a break down to outlast Hemery in front of a packed Court 11. Krueger has been fighting for his tennis dreams on the ATP Challenger Tour for the past six years. On Friday, those dreams became a reality.

"Yesterday I was lucky that they were all on my own serve," Krueger added, referring to the match points saved in the second round. "I'm in control of my own destiny. At that point, you just put the ball deep in the court and the margins are so small. And then I didn't get off the court until past 10pm. It was tough. I tried to get to bed at a normal time. The body can only take so much and the energy was low, but I just stuck in there and fought for every point."

Ruud
Casper Ruud qualifies for his third Grand Slam of the year

Other qualifiers include #NextGenATP stars Hubert Hurkacz and Casper Ruud - No. 9 and No. 10 in the ATP Race To Milan - as well as Grand Slam debutant Federico Gaio of Italy and his countryman Stefano Travaglia, Spaniards Marcel Granollers and Tommy Robredo, Argentines Facundo Bagnis and Carlos Berlocq, Germany's Yannick Maden and Austrian Dennis Novak.

Robredo will be making his 15th appearance at the US Open and first since 2015, as he returns to the big stage following a series of injuries.

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