Quebecer Félix Auger-Alliassime lost 6-4, 6-4 to Croatian Borna Corić in the quarter-finals of the Cincinnati tournament.
Posted at 8:49 p.m.
Updated at 9:58 p.m.
Ranked 152e in the world, the Croatian defeated the Quebecer and seventh seed in one hour and 42 minutes. In the second round, Coric defeated none other than Rafael Nadal.
Auger-Aliassime had 12 aces on Friday, but he also committed five double faults. The Canadian took advantage of one of these aces to keep his service in the second end.
On his next chance on serve, Auger-Aliassime didn’t allow a point, taking a 2-1 lead. At 3-3, however, his rival signed a break when Auger-Aliassime sent a ball into the net.
The Quebecer did enough to approach 4-5, but Coric did not concede anything in the 10e and last play. The game ended with a long rally where a backhand from the Canadian hit the net, but not in a favorable way.
Coric was able to direct the ball far to the backhand of the opponent, whose raise was off target. In the semi-finals, Coric will face Carlos Alcaraz or Cameron Norrie.
On the women’s side, Madison Keys settled Elena Rybakina’s case in 91 minutes, winning 6-2, 6-4. Keys has yet to drop a set in the tournament. The 2019 Cincinnati champion, Keys outshot the defending Wimbledon champion 21-11.
Rybakina also committed 25 unforced errors, while Keys was limited to 16. Keys will face Petra Kvitova in the semifinals. Kvitova beat Ajla Tomljanovic 6-2, 6-3.