Quebecer Félix Auger-Aliassime was unable to solve the serve of Pole Hubert Hurkacz in the quarterfinals of the tennis tournament in Halle, Germany, suffering a loss of 7-6 (2) and 7-6 (4), Friday .
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The 12th player in the world thus defeated “FAA” for the first time in three attempts within the ATP. He avenged the defeat the Maple Leaf athlete inflicted on him in the first round of the same grass competition last year.
Neither man made a break during the 1h 46 min clash. In fact, only one chance was identified on one side or the other. Ninth on the professional circuit, Auger-Aliassime won 76 points, one more than his opponent. He led 38-22 in total game-winning strokes, but committed 19 unforced errors to Hurkacz’s 10.
The tournament is meant to be a kind of preparation for Wimbledon, the third major tournament of the season.
Present at the Laver Cup
In another vein, Auger-Aliassime has been selected to participate in the next Laver Cup, which will be held in London from September 23 to 25, the organization announced.
Auger-Aliassime will be part of the World Team, led by John McEnroe. Argentinian Diego Schwartzman and American Taylor Fritz were also chosen.
On the side of Team Europe, the Spaniard Rafael Nadal and the Swiss Roger Federer have already confirmed their participation. Bjorn Borg is the captain of the Europeans.
The other players participating in this event broadcast on TVA Sports will be named later.
The Laver Cup is a team competition that is contested over three days. Team Europe has won every edition since its inception in 2018.
Dabrowski falls double
On the women’s side, in doubles, the Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski and her partner, the Mexican Giuliana Olmos, lost the flag in two sets of 6-3 and 7-5 in their semi-final, in Berlin, against the French Alizé Cornet and the Switzerland Jil Teichmann.
The pair featuring Dabrowski lost serve on five occasions, including three in the first set, but no breakage hurt them more than the one in the 11th game of the second set. Both women then saw their opponents serve immediately for the match, with success.
A representative of the maple leaf could always take the honors of this competition, since Bianca Andreescu is still in contention, with the German Sabine Lisicki. They will play their semi-final match on Saturday against Czech Katerina Siniakova and Australian Storm Sanders.