Felix Auger Aliassime

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Fearless Felix Denies Gallant RBA

Spoiler:

Canadian has reached the second week at three majors this year
Pitting the full range of his all-court talents against the determined defence of Roberto Bautista Agut, Felix Auger-Aliassime claimed one of his best wins of 2021 Friday night to charge into the fourth round of the US Open.

In addition to an intoxicating mix of 65 net approaches and 77 winners, including 27 aces, the Canadian showed great resilience to wrestle back the match momentum after dropping the third and fourth sets before rallying for a 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 6-3 win in front of boisterous fans on Louis Armstrong Stadium.

"I live for these moments," Auger-Aliassime said. "I started off the best I could by winning the first two sets but then unfortunately from being a break up I didn't solidify and things got tricky. He grew more confident and I didn't serve so well, but the crowd helped me to dig deep.

"There were a lot of emotions but I tried to settle down and in the fifth set my mindset was to play every point the best I could and to stay focussed. It worked, so I will try to keep going this way."

Auger-Aliassime claimed an early break in the fifth and later in the set twice had to stave off stern challenges, saving three break points when serving at 4-2 and fighting back from 0/30 to serve out the match.

The World No. 15 has now reached the second week at the Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open this season. He next will meet Andrey Rublev or Frances Tiafoe.

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Felix Fends Off Tiafoe To Reach US Open Quarters

Spoiler:

Canadian 12th seed to meet Alcaraz
Felix Auger-Aliassime has reached his second straight Grand Slam quarter-final, withstanding Frances Tiafoe and the American’s home crowd on Arthur Ashe Stadium to prevail on Sunday night at Flushing Meadows.

The Canadian became the youngest man to reach back-to-back Grand Slam quarter-finals since Juan Martin del Potro in 2008-2009 with the 4-6, 6-2, 7-6(6), 6-4 fourth-round triumph. Victory set a blockbuster showdown with #NextGenATP Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz.

In a first ATP Head2Head meeting between the pair, the 12th seed advanced on the back of 55 winners, including 24 aces. He won 83 per cent of first-serve points but converted just three of 15 break points.

“It was a tough start from me, a lot of nerves,” Auger-Aliassime said. “After I tried to recover I felt like I could have been able to break back in the first set but it is what it is, you’ve got to accept it.

“I played a great second set. That third set was almost a coin toss. I did feel like I had what it took to win that set and I just had to stay strong on my serve in the end. I’m really happy to be through.”


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Auger-Aliassime reached his maiden Grand Slam quarter-final at Wimbledon in July, before he fell to eventual finalist, seventh seed Matteo Berrettini. A first major semi-final will be on the line when he meets 18-year-old Alcaraz for the first time.

“He’s a great player. At some point age is just a number. He already feels like a player who’s established,” Auger-Aliassime said. “He’s playing some amazing tennis so I think we’ll see a lot of him, a lot of us, a lot of Frances in the future.”



In the opening set, a reflex backhand volley from the American into the corner brought his home crowd to its feet as he went on to hold from 0-40 down for 3-1. Tiafoe – a quarter-finalist at the 2019 Australian Open – faced break points in all four service games of the set.

The Canadian was unable to convert any of his eight opportunities and it proved costly as Tiafoe reeled off a love hold to take the opening set on a huge unreturnable first serve. Auger-Aliassime finally converted a break point to snatch a 4-2 advantage in the second set and he carried the momentum to level the match at a set apiece.

In the third set, neither player could be separated on serve but with Tiafoe serving to stay in it, the Canadian brought up two set points on a low backhand volley winner. Again the American’s grit under the pump on serve came to the fore as he saved both and ripped a 223km/h serve down the T on his way to levelling at 5-5. Another set point against his serve was saved as he forced the tie-break, but Auger-Aliassime would not be denied again.

One point from letting the set slip, the Canadian clinched the tie-break on his fourth set point to hold a two-sets-to-one lead after two hours and 41 minutes.

Co-coaches Frederic Fontang and Toni Nadal nodded their approval from the stands as the 21-year-old turned the screws with an early break in the fourth set and it was the only advantage he required as he served it out after three hours and 23 minutes.

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Felix Finds More To Worry About Than Ball In Play

Spoiler:

Canadian adjusts service routine to see off Tiafoe

It is one thing to establish good control of the ball in play when Frances Tiafoe is crunching forehands from the opposite end of Arthur Ashe Stadium. But as Felix Auger-Aliassime discovered on Sunday night, it was the ball which kept falling from his own pocket that really compounded matters.

Auger-Aliassime ultimately prevailed for his maiden US Open quarter-final berth 4-6, 6-2, 7-6(6), 6-4, but not before the change in rhythm on serve to avoid any threat of a point penalty for hindrance. A new pair of shorts with deeper pockets may be on the cards for the 21-year-old Canadian ahead of his quarter-final clash with Carlos Alcaraz.

“Probably, probably,” he joked in an interview with ESPN. “It happened to me once in Cincinnati for the first time in my life – now twice here. It's actually crazy and at some point I forgot to only take one [ball] because it's my rhythm for my whole life.

“[At] one point I was actually holding the ball, hitting forehands and holding the ball in my pocket because it was actually about to go out. It was crazy, I had to really think about it before every time I served… Somehow I was able to stay focused. I'm glad I did it, because it would have been tricky.”


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It marked the second straight major Auger-Aliassime had progressed as far, after his run at Wimbledon. And there was added cause for celebration among his compatriots after 19-year-old Leylah Fernandez earlier backed up her defeat of defending women’s champion Naomi Osaka to beat Angelique Kerber for her first Grand Slam quarter-final.

It was the first time in the Open Era a Canadian man and woman reached singles quarter-finals at the same US Open. “It's amazing. Not only is she a great player, she has a great heart, she's a great person,” Auger-Aliassime said.

“We had a good time at the [Tokyo] Olympics, Team Canada together, so I'm happy that a few weeks later we're here again playing some good tennis and I'm really proud of her for what she's done. Hopefully she'll go really far.”

There was pride in simply sharing Arthur Ashe Stadium with Tiafoe in prime time on Sunday night. Regardless of the result, Auger-Aliassime was pleased two black men were able to honour Ashe’s legacy.

“It's great… We've come a long way, Frances and I,” Auger-Aliassime told ESPN. “Our families have tough backgrounds, both of us.

“So for us to be able to be here today to bring new faces to tennis, to inspire hopefully kids in New York but also all over the world, I hope we'll see many new faces in the future in tennis. I’m happy that Frances and I can be part of that group inspiring others.”

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Ćwiartki WS B2B, wygląda na to, że wizja Tio Toniego i jego pomysł na tego chłopaka wcale nie musi okazać się fiaskiem.

Toni Nadal jest z Kanadyjczykiem na Flushing Meadows w tym roku btw.

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[Kamileki]

USO21 QF:

12 Hubert Hurkacz 3128
13 Félix Auger-Aliassime 3008
14 Jannik Sinner 2895

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US Open 2021: 2. wielkoszlemowy ćwierćfinał.


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[12] Félix Auger-Aliassime d. Frances Tiafoe 4‑6 6‑2 7‑6(6) 6‑4

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Felix Makes First Major SF After Alcaraz Retires

Spoiler:

Canadian will play Medvedev for a spot in the final
Felix Auger-Aliassime has been under the spotlight since age 14 when he broke through on the ATP Challenger Tour. On Tuesday, the 21-year-old Canadian made his first major semi-final at the US Open.

Auger-Aliassime led fellow #NextGenATP star Carlos Alcaraz 6-3, 3-1 when the Spaniard retired due to an undisclosed injury. Felix is the first Canadian man to make the US Open semi-finals in tournament history (since 1881) and the youngest man to advance to the last four at Flushing Meadows since Juan Martin del Potro lifted the trophy in 2009.

"It's an amazing milestone. It's been a fantastic tournament for me. Of course it was a weird ending today. But in the end, I'm through," Auger-Aliassime said in his on-court interview. "I'll have a chance to play on Friday against one of the best players in the world right now to have a chance to be in my first Grand Slam final. It's amazing, I'm happy I'm through and I'll try to win the next one."

The 12th seed will next play second seed and two-time major finalist Daniil Medvedev, who won their only previous ATP Head2Head meeting in a final-set tie-break in Toronto three years ago.

Alcaraz won back-to-back five-setters against Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas and German Peter Gojowczyk to make it this far. The teen was not as sharp as he was earlier in the tournament, making 16 unforced errors in 13 games. The booming groundstrokes that so often found their mark earlier in the fortnight fell into the net on Tuesday.

During the first changeover of the second set, an ATP physiotherapist visited Alcaraz and had a lengthy discussion with the Spaniard, but did not treat him. One game later, Alcaraz retired, surprising Auger-Aliassime.

"No, I didn't [know anything was wrong] until he called the physio. I don't know what happened, clearly, but it's unfortunate. I didn't see it coming. He's such a good player. You guys were amazing again tonight," Auger-Aliassime told the Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd. "I thought we were putting on a good show."

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