Felix Auger Aliassime

[Barty]

Felix Makes Winning Debut In Lyon

Spoiler:

Canadian to meet Johnson in last eight
Felix Auger-Aliassime earned his first victory at the Open Parc Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Lyon on Tuesday, beating John Millman 7-6(3), 7-5.

The #NextGenATP Canadian, competing at a career high No. 28 in the ATP Rankings this week, saved all five break points he faced to advance after one hour and 48 minutes. Auger-Aliassime is through to the last eight of an ATP Tour clay-court event for the third time this season, having reached the Rio Open presented by Claro final (l. to Djere) and Brasil Open quarter-finals (l. to Djere) earlier this year.

“It feels good [to playing in Lyon]. I've been around the last two years, and seeing people that I've seen before and good memories, it's always good, especially as a young guy on Tour, to be able to come into tournaments and already have good memories of the city. It feels good," said Auger-Aliassime. "I felt from the first steps that I did on the court, I felt like the public was going to be behind me so that was a great feeling.”

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In his 30th tour-level encounter of the year (18-11), the 18-year-old will meet Steve Johnson for a spot in the semi-finals. Johnson advanced to his second ATP Tour quarter-final of the season after beating seventh seed Pierre-Hugues Herbert 7-6(6), 5-7, 6-1. The 29-year-old American broke serve on four occasions to level his FedEx ATP Head2Head series against Herbert at 1-1.

“Tennis is a weird sport. It's a game of inches, it really is," said Johnson. "In the second set, I had break point and then he hit a let-cord forehand, and then the ball didn't bounce... At the start of the third set, I was able to capitalise on the first break point and then probably shouldn't have broken in the second game, and was lucky enough to do so and then was able to close it out.”

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Benoit Paire needed two hours to overcome Mackenzie McDonald 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-1. The World No. 51 landed 16 aces and won 78 per cent of first-serve points (47/60) to earn his first victory at the event.

"It was not easy at the beginning of the match. Mackenzie is a good player. He played very flat. It is not easy to play against him, even on clay. That is why I am very happy to win today, because it is never easy to beat Mackenzie. It was a good first round, very happy to win in three sets and it is good for the preparation for Roland Garros," said Paire.

Paire is aiming to lift his second ATP Tour title of the year, following his run to the Grand Prix Hassan II trophy last month. The 30-year-old will meet Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay for a spot in the quarter-finals.

"I feel good on clay. Honestly, since the beginning of the year, I feel good," said Paire. "I won a tournament. I made the final in an ATP Challenger Tour [event] against [Pablo] Andujar, it was a good match. So, honestly, for me, everything is good."


One service break in each set was enough for Cuevas to reach the second round. The Millennium Estoril Open runner-up (l. to Tsitsipas) took 83 minutes to eliminate eighth-seeded Pole Hubert Hurkacz 6-4, 6-4.

French wild card Corentin Moutet saved two match points to edge Reilly Opelka of the United States 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(10) in two hours and 14 minutes. Moutet now plays second seed Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain.

“I tried to do my best on his serve, which is difficult to return,” Moutet told ATPTour.com. “I was trying to put the ball back on return. I had two match points on my serve and I missed it, so mentally it was tough. I had great support from the crowd. It’s always special playing in front of a French crowd.”

Did You Know?
Auger-Aliassime is the youngest player to be ranked inside the Top 30 in the ATP Rankings since Lleyton Hewitt (No. 22) in 1999.

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[arti]

ATP Lyon QF:

25 Lucas Pouille 1385
26 Félix Auger-Aliassime 1377
27 Fernando Verdasco 1370

[arti]

ATP Lyon SF:

23 Denis Shapovalov 1425
24 Félix Auger-Aliassime 1422
25 Alex de Minaur 1410

[Barty]

No proszę, dogoniliśmy rok starszego kolegę, który i tak ma dużo więcej do obrony w kolejnych miesiącach.

[DUN I LOVE]

Dzisiaj możemy wyprzedzić starszego kolegę.

[grzes430]

Felix Holds His Nerve To Reach Lyon Final

Spoiler:

Paire blast past Fritz in first semi-final

Felix Auger-Aliassime booked his place in a second ATP Tour final of 2019 on Friday evening after coming through a hard-fought 2-6, 7-6(3), 6-4 victory against top-seeded Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili in two hours and 16 minutes at the Open Parc Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Lyon. The teenager won the ATP Challenger Tour event in Lyon in 2017-18, and he will look to claim his maiden tour-level title in the French city, too.

"It feels great. I came here because I thought maybe something good could happen," Auger-Aliassime said. "I felt good two years in a row in this city and here I am in the final, still haven't lost in this city, so it feels pretty good."

The 18-year-old Auger-Aliassime, who also beat Basilashvili at the Miami Open presented by Itau in March, will now play Benoit Paire of France in Saturday’s final at the ATP 250 tournament. It will be a first-time FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting. Auger-Aliassime lost to Laslo Djere on 24 February in his first ATP Tour final at the Rio Open presented by Claro.

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* Felix Advances To First ATP Tour Final In Rio

The #NextGenATP Canadian is the youngest player to reach at least two finals since former World No. 1 Andy Murray, who was 18 when he accomplished the feat in 2005-06. Auger-Aliassime can become the youngest ATP Tour champion since Kei Nishikori was 18 at Delray Beach in 2008.

"I can't ask for anything better. It was tough matches throughout the week, but I think I've been able to get through every time against tough opponents," Auger-Aliassime said. "I'm glad with the work I did and hopefully I can push one more time."


Basilashvili took control immediately, storming through the first set with two service breaks in 27 minutes, but the World No. 18 was unable to convert three break points on Auger-Aliassime’s serve at 4-4 in the second set. The Canadian later broke clear from 3/3 in the tie-break.

Auger-Aliassime saved two break points at 2-3 in the decider and grew in confidence when Basilashvili struck consecutive backhand errors in the seventh game. Auger-Aliassime finished his 20th match win of the year with his 12th ace. Basilashvili, who is left to rue converting only two of nine break point chances, is now 14-12 on the season.

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Earlier in the day, Paire blasted his way into his seventh ATP Tour final. The 30-year-old struck 10 aces and won 33 of 34 first-service points to overcome American Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-2 in 65 minutes.

Paire, who is 2-4 in ATP Tour finals, lifted trophies at the 2015 Swedish Open (d. Robredo) and the Grand Prix Hassan II at Marrakech (d. Andujar) in March this year.

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Dodig/Roger-Vasselin Advance To Lyon Doubles Final
Ivan Dodig and Edouard Roger-Vasselin will attempt to capture their second team trophy of the season after the second seeds swept past fourth seeds Luke Bambridge and Jonny O’Mara 6-1, 6-2 in 52 minutes.

This year’s Open Sud de France titlists will next challenge another all-British team, third-seeded brothers Ken Skupski and Neal Skupski, in Saturday’s final. The Skupskis are 3-5 in team finals, including victory last month at the Hungarian Open.

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[Damian]

[Rroggerr]

Finał w Lyonie.

18-letni Kanadyjczyk ma bilans 0-2 w finałach ATP.

Felix Auger - Aliassime - przegrane finały (2):
2019 (2) Lyon, Rio de Janeiro

[Barty]

27.05.2019

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 22

[Lucas]

Felix Auger-Aliassime Withdraws From Roland Garros

Spoiler:

#NextGenATP Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, who was the 25th seed, has withdrawn from Roland Garros due to a left adductor injury. Fellow #NextGenATP player Alejandro Davidovich Fokina takes his spot in the draw and will face Aussie Jordan Thompson in the first round.

"I was feeling great. And then during my semi-finals [in Lyon] I started feeling pain in my groin, so yeah, I didn't expect it. But at the same tim

e, we had time to think about it, do the exams, and it was a very thoughtful decision. I think I'm at peace just knowing that it's not something [serious], that it's gonna heal pretty fast. But I have to be careful," Auger-Aliassime said. "But I'm at peace knowing that I'll probably be able to be ready for the grass"

Auger-Aliassime says that his goal is to return in Stuttgart, as his lesion is only a Grade 1 that he is told should heal within seven to 10 days. But he did not want to risk making his injury worse by playing best-of-five sets in Paris.

"We were waiting to maybe get some exams done today in Paris, and then we went this morning, and they weren't in favour of me playing," Auger-Aliassime said. "After that we took the decision of pulling out."

The teen was set to make his main draw debut in Paris after losing in the second round of qualifying last year. At the time, Auger-Aliassime was No. 178 in the ATP Rankings. But after reaching the final of the Open Parc Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Lyon this week, the Canadian will climb to a career-best World No. 22 on Monday.

It has been a breakthrough season for Auger-Aliassime, who having made his first ATP Tour final in Rio de Janeiro, is the youngest player to reach at least two tour-level finals since Andy Murray in 2005-06. The Canadian also made his first ATP Masters 1000 semi-final in Miami.

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[Damian]

10.06.2019

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 21

[arti]

Phenomenal Felix: After advancing to finals in Rio de Janeiro and Lyon, the 18-year-old Auger-Aliassime surpassed Rafael Nadal as the youngest player to break into the Top 25 since Lleyton Hewitt in 1999. Auger-Aliassime will play the first grass-court match of his pro career in Stuttgart. His last match at any level on grass was the 2016 Wimbledon boys’ doubles final with Shapovalov.

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[Damian]

Auger-Aliassime Wins On Mixed Day For Canadians In Stuttgart

Spoiler:

Shapovalov falls to Struff in consecutive tournaments
Three Canadian stars — Felix Auger-Aliassime, Denis Shapovalov and Milos Raonic — experienced mixed fortunes on Tuesday at the MerdedesCup in Stuttgart.
Seventh seed Auger-Aliassime, contesting his first ATP Tour match on grass, broke serve once in each set for a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Ernests Gulbis of Latvia in 86 minutes for his 21st match win of the season. The 18-year-old has finished as runner-up at the Rio Open presented by Claro (d. Cuevas) and at the Open Parc Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Lyon (l. to Paire) in 2019. He’ll now play France's Gilles Simon in the second round.
Auger-Aliassime is currently second (on 1,081 points) in the ATP Race To Milan (behind defending champion Stefanos Tsitsipas, 2,985) for one of the seven qualification spots to the Next Gen ATP Finals, to be held from 5-9 November 2019.
Denis Shapovalov, who is in third position (795 points), lost out to Jan-Lennard Struff for the second time in as many tournaments. Struff, two weeks on from beating the 20-year-old eighth seed 7-6(1), 6-3, 6-4 in the Roland Garros first round, struck 14 aces in a 7-5, 6-4 win over 86 minutes.
Sixth seed and last year’s runner-up Raonic hit 31 aces to edge past Australian qualifier Alexei Popyrin 6-7(6), 6-4, 7-6(4) in two hours and 12 minutes. Raonic won 47 of his 50 first-service points, while Popyrin saved three set points from 3/6 in the first-set tie-break and led 2-0 in the deciding set. The Canadian now challenges Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who has recorded 449 career match wins.
Elsewhere, fifth seed Gael Monfils, the 2010 finalist, saved one match point at 5/6 in the deciding set tie-break of his 7-5, 5-7, 7-6(6) win over American Steve Johnson in two hours and 29 minutes. He now plays American Denis Kudla, a 6-3, 6-2 winner over Croatian qualifier Viktor Galovic.
Germany’s Dustin Brown set up a second-round meeting against top-seeded compatriot Alexander Zverev after striking 16 aces past John Millman of Australia for a 6-4, 7-6(3) victory in 72 minutes.

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Pierwszy mecz ever na trawie (na wszystkich poziomach rozgrywkowcyh pro) i bardzo spokojne zwycięstwo nad synem marnotrawnym ATP.

[Razing]

[Damian]

Felix Growing In Confidence On Stuttgart Grass; Berrettini Upsets Khachanov

Spoiler:

Kudla ousts Monfils in second round

Felix Auger-Aliassime struck 15 aces in a confident display on Thursday against the experienced Frenchman Gilles Simon at the MercedesCup. The 18-year-old Canadian, competing in his first tour-level grass-court tournament this week, won 7-5, 6-4 in 90 minutes to set-up a quarter-final against German qualifier Dustin Brown, who knocked out top seed Alexander Zverev earlier in the day.

Three years ago, Auger-Aliassime partnered Denis Shapovalov to the 2016 Wimbledon junior doubles final (l. to Raisma/Tsitsipas), which, prior to this week, was the last time the World No. 19 played a grass-court event. In a breakthrough 2019, Auger-Aliassime has compiled a 22-12 match record, which includes two ATP Tour final appearances at the Rio Open presented by Claro (l. to Cuevas) and at the Open Parc Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Lyon (l. to Paire).

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Berrettini

Matteo Berrettini caused an upset when he beat Karen Khachanov, one week on from the Russian competing in the Roland Garros quarter-finals. The 22-year-old Italian recorded his second Top 10 win of the year over second seed Khachanov 6-4, 6-2 in 69 minutes. Last month at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Berrettini beat World No. 5 Alexander Zverev 7-5, 7-5 in the second round.

“I played a great match, served really well and did well with my slice,” said Berrettini. “Tomorrow will be a tough match against Denis [Kudla], as he played well today against Gael. I will have to do my best.”

Berrettini, who is now 20-12 on the season, broke Khachanov at 3-3 with terrific anticipation at the net in the first set and then in the first game of the second set when the Russian struck a forehand long of the baseline. Berrettini took a 5-2 advantage with a low forehand volley winner, then closed out the match with a 60-second service hold – finishing with a backhand drop shot winner.

Khachanov, who reached his first Grand Slam championship quarter-final last week in Paris (l. to Thiem), broke into the Top 10 of the ATP Rankings on Monday at a career-high No. 9. He is now 14-14 on the season.

Berrettini will next face American Denis Kudla, who completed the biggest win of his career over World No. 16 Gael Monfils, the ATP 250 tournament’s fifth seed, 6-5, 6-7(3), 7-6(3) in two hours and 19 minutes.

“I’ve always been comfortable on grass, and to beat Gael on any surface is a big win,” said Kudla. “Today was a really big test physically, mentally and I thought I passed it. I was up a break, but he doesn’t give you any rhythm. It’s very tough to stay focused and it came down to the wire.”

Kudla, who had led by a set and 4-2 before 2010 finalist Monfils fought back, previously recorded his best match win (according to the ATP Rankings) over No. 19-ranked Lucas Pouille 7-5, 6-7(6), 7-6(5) in August 2018 in the 2018 Citi Open third round.

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[Damian]

Felix Saves Match Point, Battles Past Brown In Stuttgart

Spoiler:

Felix will face Raonic next
Entering 2019, #NextGenATP Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime was outside of the Top 100 of the ATP Rankings and he had never made an ATP Tour semi-final. But on Friday, the 18-year-old saved a match point en route to defeating German qualifier Dustin Brown 7-6(3), 6-7(2), 7-6(2) to reach his fourth tour-level semi-final as he continues his pursuit of a maiden ATP Tour title at the MercedesCup.

"A lot of emotions during the match, so many ups and downs, so many good points. Yesterday we were talking about [it being] an exciting match. I think we got it right," Auger-Aliassime said. "It was pretty unbelievable, I don't know how I made it through."

Auger-Aliassime, who struck 30 aces, will play sixth seed and former Wimbledon finalist Milos Raonic for a spot in his third tour-level final. The teenager reached the championship match at the Rio Open presented by Claro and the Open Parc Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Lyon, which both are played on clay. Felix is the youngest player to reach the semi-finals or better on three different surfaces in a season since 1999 when Lleyton Hewitt did it on four surfaces.

"There were moments when it was frustrating but at the end my best chance to get the win was to stay composed and try to find a way to win," Auger-Aliassime said. "That's what I tried to do until the end and it worked, so I'm happy that I was able to stay calm and focussed."

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The seventh seed was projected to face reigning Nitto ATP Finals champion Alexander Zverev in the last eight. But Brown, the athletic, shotmaking qualifier upset the top seed on Thursday. And the German did not make it easy on Auger-Aliassime, serving for the match at 5-4 in the third set.

But Brown let slip his one match point when he missed a high forehand volley wide. And on his seventh break point of the match, Felix chased down a lob, quickly turned around and whipped a forehand past the German to earn his first service break.

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And that was all the momentum Felix needed. Auger-Aliassime earned two quick mini-breaks in the final-set tie-break — Brown missed a forehand volley long, and the seventh seed then crushed a backhand passing shot for a winner — en route to a 5/0 lead, and he never looked back.

"I had a lot of chances in the second set, but didn't play a good tie-break and he played better, he served good," Auger-Aliassime said. "In the third set I think he was almost better than me. He had break points almost every game. I don't know, I managed to stay together and I was a bit lucky. It went my way."

Not only did the #NextGenATP star win 83 per cent of his first-serve points, but 46.9 per cent of the first serves he made resulted in an ace.

Brown began the week without having won a tour-level match since the 2017 US Open, and he was trying to make his first ATP Tour semi-final since Gstaad in 2016.

Did You Know?
This is the first time Auger-Aliassime has played three tie-breaks in a single match as a professional. Earlier this year at the BNP Paribas Open, he lost a final-set tie-break against Yoshihito Nishioka.

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[Damian]

Berrettini To Play Felix In Stuttgart Final

Spoiler:

Italian has not been broken this week
Matteo Berrettini had never reached an ATP Tour semi-final on grass before this week’s MercedesCup, but you’d never know it by his play.

The No. 2 Italian defeated home favourite Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4, 7-5 on Saturday to reach his third championship match of the season and his first-ever on this surface. Berrettini has held all 39 of his service games this week. And although he faced his first two break points of the ATP 250 tournament, he was not phased.

“This week I’m playing really well. I’m feeling really comfortable on the court,” Berrettini said. “Since last year I think I’ve improved a lot on grass. Last year I didn’t like it so much. That was the key.”


Berrettini will play #NextGenATP Canadian sensation Felix Auger-Aliassime for the title after former World No. 3 Milos Raonic withdrew before their semi-final due to a lower back injury. In their first FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting, Berrettini will try to lift his third ATP Tour trophy and Auger-Aliassime will attempt to capture his first in his third final of the year.

“He’s a great player. He’s in his third final this year and for sure he’s playing really well,” Berrettini said. “I’m really looking forward to seeing what’s going to happen. I never played him, I just practised once [with him] here for the first time. I think it’s going to be a great game and I’ll try to do my best.”

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Berrettini faced a tough test in Struff, who was fresh off a run to the fourth round at Roland Garros. The German has also earned three of his five Top 10 wins this year. But the Italian won all but four of his first-serve points (33/37) to set the tone, breaking once per set to secure his triumph after one hour and 14 minutes.

Berrettini also reached the final in Munich on clay earlier this year, and he will try to lift his first trophy in Germany on Sunday.

“I like Germany. This is my second final here this year,” Berrettini said. “The crowd was for sure helping [Struff], but it was helping me also. I really enjoyed it.”

Auger-Aliassime will try to win his first ATP Tour title when he faces the Italian, having fallen just short in the Rio de Janeiro and the Lyon finals.

"It’s just tough to see Milos having to withdraw. He’s one of the best guys on Tour. He’s always been great to me since I first arrived on Tour when I was a junior," Auger-Aliassime said on court. "It’s tough to see him go out that way but at the same time it is what it is and I have to try and get ready for tomorrow’s final as best as I can.

"It’s been an unbelievable week for me. I’ve been playing good tennis. I got through on the edge yesterday and to be in another final, it’s unbelievable. So I think I’ll try to enjoy it and give everything also because it’s obviously my third final this year, so I’ll try to give it my all to maybe get my first title."


Raonic was disappointed to not be able to compete, and he apologised to the crowd on court.

"I’m very sorry and apologetic that I’m unable to compete today. I was hoping for the best after my match yesterday," Raonic said. "I woke up this morning not feeling my best. I wanted to come out here and give it a try. And after looking at it very diligently with my team, and the way I was feeling with my back, I found it was not possible for me to compete without taking any greater risk."

Did You Know?
This is Auger-Aliassime's first professional grass-court tournament, and when he reached the semi-finals he became the youngest player to reach the last four at tour-level on three or more surfaces in a season since 1999 when Lleyton Hewitt did it.

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