Felix Auger Aliassime

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ATP Halle 2021: największe zwycięstwo w dotychczasowej karierze.

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Felix On Beating Federer: ‘I Was Locked Into The Moment’

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The Canadian will play Giron in the quarter-finals
Felix Auger-Aliassime has long idolised Roger Federer. And on Wednesday afternoon, the Canadian defeated the Swiss legend 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in their first ATP Head2Head clash at the NOVENTI OPEN.

“It was pretty cool. When we got to the court, when the match started it was a pretty cool moment. But then as the match went on, I was just really zoned in and locked into the moment and the match,” Auger-Aliassime said. “At the end of the third set, even though I was up by two breaks and I felt like things were going [my way] — he was missing a little more — I still had to maintain my focus.

"Against players like him and other top players, you never know how quickly things can turn around, so I had to really maintain my focus.”

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This wasn’t the first time they have spent time on the same court together. When Felix was younger, Federer invited him to train together in Dubai. But that did not play a role in the #NextGenATP star’s victory.

“When we just started to play points together in practice, we were at 3-3 and I got hurt, I twisted my ankle,” Auger-Aliassime said. “I played six games with Roger a couple years ago in practice, so it wasn’t much, but for sure a match is completely different.

“I think I just understood how good he was and how much he can make players struggle against him. [It was good] to just face him face-to-face, [see] how he serves so precisely and how he mixes up the spins. It was good. It was a good experience to see that and I think with the win I’ve also learned a lot facing Roger.”


Auger-Aliassime has spoken about watching Federer when he was younger. Earlier in the week, he recalled recording the 2008 Wimbledon final between the Swiss and Rafael Nadal, which he watched repeatedly. So what was different about actually playing the 39-year-old in a match?

“You feel the pressure that he puts on you with his movement, with his shots,” Auger-Aliassime said. “When he serves and comes in behind his serve to volley, whenever he comes into the net, you feel that pressure way more than when you’re on the outside. [When you watch on television] you just think, ‘Oh, the player could have played there, or he could have played there.’ It seems so easy.

“But when you’re facing him, things change quickly. Things are much more difficult than they look from the outside, but I was able to really deal with that well today and I think that’s one of the reasons why I was able to get the win.”


It was a confidence-boosting victory for the 20-year-old, who is into the quarter-finals in Halle. Auger-Aliassime, who made the final last week in Stuttgart, will next play American qualifier Marcos Giron.

“I had a good time [on grass] two years ago. Again, the past few days have been good,” Auger-Aliassime said. “I have to keep going that way, but for sure I feel confident in my chances of winning more matches in the weeks to come.”

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20-12 jest Felix w tym roku (82-64 w całej karierze).

2019 - 33
2020 - 23
2021 - 20 (Halle SF)

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Felix & Hurkacz Knock Out Doubles Stars In Halle

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Mektic/Pavic and Cabal/Farah upset at Queen's Club
Felix Auger-Aliassime and Hubert Hurkacz won the Rolex Paris Masters together last year. Could they be in for a big run this week at the NOVENTI OPEN?

The Canadian-Polish team beat fourth seeds Wesley Koolhof and Jean-Julien Rojer 7-6(5), 6-3 on Thursday to reach the quarter-finals in Halle. Another duo that made the last eight was fifth seeds Tim Puetz and Michael Venus, who ousted home favourites Yannick Hanfmann and Dominik Koepfer 7-6(2), 6-2.

Two teams also advanced to the semi-finals on Thursday in Germany. Third seeds Kevin Krawietz and Horia Tecau beat Argentines Andres Molteni and Guido Pella 6-4, 6-2, while sixth seeds Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen defeated Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan 6-3, 7-6(3).

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Top Two Seeds Fall At Queen's Club
The top two seeds at the cinch Championships in London fell in the quarter-finals. Reilly Opelka and John Peers eliminated top seeds Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic, and seventh seeds Marcus Daniell and Philipp Oswald took out second seeds Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah 4-6, 6-2, 10-6.

In the other two quarter-finals, recent Roland Garros champions Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut beat Ariel Behar and Gonzalo Escobar 7-5, 6-4, and Alex de Minaur partnered Cameron Norrie past Aslan Karatsev and Max Purcell 3-6, 6-4, 10-6.

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Felix Soars Past Giron To Reach Halle SF

Spoiler:

Canadian awaits Humbert or Korda
Felix Auger-Aliasssime needed just 59 minutes to power past American qualifier Marcos Giron 6-3, 6-2 on Friday and book a spot into the NOVENTI OPEN semi-finals.

The 20-year-old Canadian continued his grass-swing momentum in Halle, where he arrived high on confidence after reaching the final in Stuttgart (l. to Cilic). Auger-Aliassime improved to 20-12 on the season after reaching his third semi-final of the year (also Melbourne 2).

“I’ve been playing well these past two weeks, believing in myself a lot and dominating my service games,” Auger-Aliassime said. “As soon as I got the break [in the first set], I feel like I loosened up and things were just going better and better.

“I don’t think Marcos played his best match, I’ve seen him play great matches before and beat Top 10 opponents... but in the end, I think I was able to put a lot of pressure on him and dictate the points. So I can be happy with my performance.”

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Auger-Aliassime had to hit reset and refocus after achieving one of the biggest wins of his career in the last round, when he came back from a set down to upset Roger Federer, his childhood idol and a 10-time Halle champion.

“The main goal was to refocus. I received a lot of messages and attention, and those kinds of things can be tricky,” he admitted. “They can take you out of your ‘zone’ and your focus on the tournament.

“And maybe the outside doesn’t understand that as much, because even though it looks like I’ve won ‘easy’, I still have to come out and play good tennis and a good match. I think I made a good effort, stayed in my zone, and came out and played great again.”

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Auger-Aliassime fired 25 winners and just seven unforced errors across two sets against qualifier Giron, who was seeking a place in his first tour-level semi-final. The Canadian’s big serve helped him take control of the rallies and shut down Giron’s chances, winning 93 per cent (28/30) of points behind his first serves.

Auger-Aliassime saved the only break point he faced at 2-2 in the opening set, and never looked back as he raced to a break of his own in the next game to lead 4-2. He dropped just one point behind his serve in a dominant second set, taking the lead with a double break. The Canadian fired his 14th ace of the match to set up match point, and backed it up with a powerful unreturned serve to seal the victory.

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