Felix Auger Aliassime

[Damian]

ATP Sao Paulo QF:

57 Matteo Berrettini 895
58 Félix Auger-Aliassime 872
59 Reilly Opelka 858

[Lleyton]

Felix Will Go For Revenge Against Djere

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Canadian into second consecutive quarter-final in Brazil

#NextGenATP Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime will have another shot at Serbian Laslo Djere. The two Rio Open presented by Claro finalists will meet again on Friday in the quarter-finals of the Brasil Open in Sao Paulo.

Auger-Aliassime reached the last eight with a gritty 7-6(2), 7-6(5) win against 2017 Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters finalist Albert Ramos-Vinolas of Spain. Auger-Aliassime hit 16 aces and won 85 per cent of his first-serve points.

One week after he reached his first ATP Tour semi-final, the 18-year-old has an opportunity to make back-to-back semi-finals. But the teenager insisted that he isn't looking ahead.

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“I've won two matches now. I'm not even halfway through the tournament, it's still very tough, very good players in the draw still,” Auger-Aliassime said. “I don't want to get too far ahead thinking about the future.

“In terms of the season, I think I've done a good job already. It's about keeping going and being consistent week after week, and my ranking is going to go high if I'm consistent.”

Auger-Aliassime is playing at a career-high ATP Ranking of No. 60 and is projected to crack the Top 50 if he wins his maiden title at the ATP 250 in Sao Paulo.

Djere celebrated his first ATP Tour title on Sunday by beating Auger-Aliassime. Both players were competing in their maiden final.

The Serbian advanced to the last eight in Sao Paulo by upsetting second seed Malek Jaziri of Tunisia 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(2). The match was as even as the scoreline suggests: Djere won only one more point than Jaziri (102-101).

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“[My confidence] is at the highest possible level. I'm playing good tennis, so I will just keep pushing and trying to give each and every match my best,” Djere said.

#NextGenATP Norwegian Casper Ruud beat Portugal's Joao Sousa for the second consecutive week. Ruud knocked out the top seed 6-3, 6-4 to make his second consecutive quarter-final (Rio, Sao Paulo).

“I started very well and just kept on playing very good,” said Ruud, who's only ATP Tour semi-final came two years ago in Rio.

He will next face Bolivia's Hugo Dellien, who beat Cordoba Open champion Juan Ignacio Londero of Argentina 6-4, 7-6(3). Last week, Dellien qualified in Rio and became the first Bolivian to reach an ATP Tour quarter-final since Mario Martinez in 1983 (Washington SF).

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[Barty]

04.03.2019

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 58

[Lleyton]

Felix Flies Into Second Round, Sets #NextGenATP Clash

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The 2019 BNP Paribas Open got off to a flying start on Thursday, with the youngest player in the draw kicking off Day 1 with an efficient victory. Felix Auger-Aliassime booked his spot in the second round for a second year in a row, extending his impressive run of form.

The 18-year-old Canadian defeated Cameron Norrie 6-3, 6-2 in an efficient 63 minutes, saving both break points faced while converting all three of his own. Just two weeks after reaching his first ATP Tour final in Rio de Janeiro (l. to Djere), Auger-Aliassime is making it look easy in his transition from clay to hard.

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One year ago, the Montreal native ousted Vasek Pospisil in Indian Wells for his first ATP Masters 1000 win. Now, he will look to go one step further when he faces fellow #NextGenATP star and ninth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas. In what could be a prelude to the Next Gen ATP Finals in November, they will meet for the first time in their professional careers.

Auger-Aliassime took all three junior encounters, including a semi-final meeting at the 2016 US Open. A potential third-round encounter with Roberto Bautista-Agut awaits the winner.Meanwhile, Stadium 3 saw 23-year-old Yoshihito Nishioka rally past Denis Kudla 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 in one hour and 54 minutes. Two years removed from a Round of 16 appearance in Indian Wells, the Japanese will look to continue his tenure in the desert when he faces Bautista Agut on Saturday.
Also on Saturday, Rio de Janeiro champion Laslo Djere will target another milestone - a first ATP Masters 1000 match win - against Guido Andreozzi. Andreozzi completed a 7-6(3), 6-4 win over Ilya Ivashka in his Masters 1000 debut.

The American contingent made its mark on home soil on Day 1, with Bjorn Fratangelo joining Sam Querrey and Marcos Giron in the winners' circle. The Pittsburgh native set a second-round rematch against top seed Novak Djokovic, three years removed from their thrilling encounter in Indian Wells.

Fratangelo defeated fellow qualifier Elias Ymer 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 on Thursday, needing one hour and 59 minutes to move on. He converted four of eight break points for his first ATP Tour match win since April 2018.

In the 2016 second round, Fratangelo started strong against Djokovic, stealing the first set, before the Serbian stormed back for a 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 win. Now, he is up to No. 128 in the ATP Rankings and could break back into the Top 100 with a strong result this fortnight.

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[Razing]

[Lucas]

Felix Introduces The Team, Family In Indian Wells

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Pork soaked in maple syrup and sprinkled with beets and cranberries was hot on the stove, and one of the most promising #NextGenATP stars on the ATP Tour was hungry.

Rare is the evening when 18-year-old Felix Auger-Aliassime travels to a tour event yet sits around the table, laughs with his family and smells his mom's cooking. But Thursday evening in Indian Wells was one of those special occasions, and his mother, sister, physio and coach had more reasons to smile.

Auger-Aliassime won his opening-round match at the BNP Paribas Open, a straight-sets dismissal against Acapulco semi-finalist Cameron Norrie, the latest good news in a season that keeps producing tempered excitement for the 6'3” right-hander.

Last month, Auger-Aliassime reached his maiden ATP Tour final at the Rio Open presented by Claro (l. to Djere). This week, he's on the verge of cracking the Top 50 of the ATP Rankings (No. 58).

But Auger-Aliassime doesn't have a goal of reaching the Top 10 by the age of 20, or to win five titles by 21. He's focused on the boring – the day-by-day improvement.

“I'm just trying to focus on what I have to do to play good tennis and eventually good things will happen,” Auger-Aliassime told ATPTour.com. “I didn't want to focus too much on results or expectations, Top 50 or Top 30. If I do good things on the court, these things [will come].”

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They've been coming for the past 12 months. One year ago in Indian Wells, Auger-Aliassime beat countryman Vasek Pospisil for his first tour-level win. This year, he's 8-5, including a quarter-final showing at the Brasil Open in Sao Paulo last week.

But behind every burgeoning teenager on the ATP Tour is a family that's sacrificed for years to help him pursue his passion. Auger-Aliassime is no different.

“It'd be impossible or very tough for me to do the things that I've been doing without the support of my family. The love that they give me really gives me a lot of strength, a lot of motivation,” said Auger-Aliassime as his mother, sister, physio, Nicolas Perrotte, and one of his two coaches, Frederic Fontang, sat by his side in their rented home.

“My dad [Sam Aliassime] isn't here but he's always really present, because he's been a big support all of my career. They make tough days easier and good days even better, so I'm happy to share all these moments with them. It doesn't happen very often as I'm on the road. I like to share these moments, these weeks with them.”

Auger-Aliassime's mother, Marie Auger, hovered over the stove, watching the pork. Earlier, Malika Auger-Aliassime, Felix's older sister by 18 months, diced green onions, and Felix didn't hide his lack of cooking aspiration. “I don't cook,” he said, laughing.

“When he was alone with his coach, he used to cook,” Marie Auger said.

But free time is a luxury for the globe-trotting teenager, who prefers his new path to dinner. “Now I sit down and enjoy,” Felix said


Mom started the evening with arugula mixed with pecans, blueberries and raspberry dressing and a side of toasted bread. The pork and asparagus followed, along egg pasta with green onions and mushrooms.

To drink, for Felix, was his favourite: sparkling water. “If I could drink sparkling water on court, I probably would,” he said.

Evenings at home weren't always so harmonious, the family remembered. “It was tough to finish a tennis match or a ping-pong match,” Felix said.

“Badminton, even cards,” interjected Malika, who, even though Felix has shot past her in height, still claims her title as “big sister”.

“It was always rough endings,” Felix said. “I was cheating or something was happening. There were a lot of sparks as kids, but now it builds up into a great relationship.



“She's helping me a lot with everything. She's really a great sister.”

Malika sat by his side as his team and family sat around the table. It was a quiet night in what's become a busy year for Auger-Aliassime. But the teenager said he still remains who he was before he reached an ATP Tour final and before ATP Masters 1000 wins were greeted with matter-of-factness.

“Obviously these moments help with the family because I might win matches or win tournaments, but at the end of the day, I'm still the kid of my mom and the brother of my sister. I think these moments help me stay grounded, and at the end, I'm really focused on what I have to do every day to be a better player,” Auger-Aliassime said.

“I don't want to be remembered for just one week or just one year I had that was great. I want to be consistent. That's why I go to work every day, lace up the shoes and go to work.”

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[DUN I LOVE]

Bardzo dużo sobie po chłopaku obiecuję. Jednak brak dziewiczego tytułu i zakończenie sezonu poza Top-32 będzie rozczarowaniem, mimo bardzo młodego wieku.

[Wujek Toni]

Ile razy na przestrzeni ostatnich lat sobie po kimś wiele obiecywaliśmy? Najlepiej w ogóle nie mieć żadnych nadziei.

[DUN I LOVE]

Te, które tam wypisałem to chyba nie są jakieś mega nieosiągalne.

[arti]

IW19 R2:

55 Reilly Opelka 858
56 Félix Auger-Aliassime 856
57 Malek Jaziri 852

[arti]

[Lleyton]

[arti]

[arti]

Felix Stuns Tsitsipas For First Top 10 Win

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Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime earned one of the biggest wins of his career on Saturday in an all-#NextGenATP battle, defeating World No. 10 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-2 to reach the third round of the BNP Paribas Open.

"I wasn’t sure what to expect. I definitely didn’t expect to win that way," Auger-Aliassime said on Tennis Channel after the match. "But I believed in myself, was able to impose my game like I did in the first round, and that’s it."

Last year in Indian Wells, a 17-year-old Auger-Aliassime became the youngest match winner at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament since it served as the first event at this level in 1990. Now, thanks to his first victory against a Top 10 opponent (1-0), the teenager will have a chance to reach the fourth round when he faces Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka, who upset No. 21 seed Roberto Bautista Agut.

Auger-Aliassime began the season at No. 108 in the ATP Rankings. But the 18-year-old has been on a tear since mid-February, reaching his first ATP Tour final at the Rio Open presented by Claro and advancing to the quarter-finals of the Brasil Open.

While those tournaments were on clay, Auger-Aliassime has not slowed down on hard court, defeating Auckland finalist Cameron Norrie in straight sets and now Australian Open semi-finalist and Marseille champion Tsitsipas in just 77 minutes. He is currently at a career-high World No. 58, and on his way up with his performance thus far in the desert.

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This was the #NextGenATP pair’s first FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting, but Auger-Aliassime had won all three of his junior matches against the reigning Next Gen ATP Finals champion, despite being two years younger. Tsitsipas landed 83 per cent of his first serves, but was able to win only 64 per cent of those points (25/39), and Auger-Aliassime converted all three of his break chances, while saving all seven opportunities Tsitsipas had.

"I know him well and I felt like maybe those three wins that I got in juniors gave me a little bit of an edge mentally," Auger-Aliassime said.

The Canadian's next opponent, the speedy 5'7" lefty Nishioka, beat Doha champion Bautista Agut 7-6(3), 6-4. At the 2017 Australian Open, Bautista Agut lost only eight games against Nishikoka.

But the World No. 74, who lifted his maiden ATP Tour trophy in Shenzhen last year, converted three of his seven break chances to oust the Spaniard after one hour and 43 minutes. Nishioka has earned four of his nine Masters 1000 wins at Indian Wells.

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[Damian]

Indian Wells 19: pierwsze zwycięstwo nad graczem z Top-10!

[WC] Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) d. [9] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 6-4 6-2

[DUN I LOVE]

Musi Felix zrobić ćwierćfinał, żeby zadebiutować w Top-50 w najbliższym notowaniu.

[Razing]

[grzes430]

Indian Wells R3:

54 Taylor Fritz 890
55 Félix Auger-Aliassime 876
56 Reilly Opelka 858

[arti]

[Damian]

18.03.2019

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 57