Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime is out of the US Open
Canada’s hopes of having two tennis players compete in the US Open final, has been dashed.
21-year-old Felix Auger-Aliassime’s amazing run came to an end after he was knocked out of his first semifinal grand slam tournament on Friday.
He lost to world No. 2 Daniil Medvedev in straight sets (6-4, 7-5, 6-2).
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His first semifinal Grand Slam appearance is a great stepping stone, but the result today will disappoint Felix. Up 30-0, serving for the 2nd set, and it slipped away.
— Caroline Cameron (@SNCaroline) September 10, 2021
Auger-Aliassime became the first-ever Canadian to reach the U.S. Open men’s semifinals earlier this week when Carlos Alcaraz of Spain retired from their quarterfinal match with a leg injury.
But he clearly had his hands full with Medvedev, despite the exhortations of a New York crowd that has demonstrated its affinity for Canadian players throughout the tournament.
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