He neither shined nor crumbled in his returns as he managed to break his opponent’s serve once in the first set. Though he was less dominant in his second serve, he still managed to score points on 53 per cent of them. The Canadian was on point as he secured six aces while scoring points in 73 per cent of his first serves. While Shevchenko ran out of steam as the third set progressed, he put up a fight until the very end.Īuger-Aliassime won his first set in a heated tiebreaker 7-6(2). The match was a true battle of equals as it lasted over two and a half hours and resulted in two sets being decided by tiebreakers. Read also: Félix Auger-Aliassime, Milos Raonic, Vasek Pospisil, Gabriel Diallo, and Alexis Galarneau named to Team Canada roster for Davis Cup Finals With his victory today, Auger-Aliassime has reached his first semifinals since February 2023 at the Qatar Open. Though Auger-Aliassime dropped the second set, his two big wins in the first and third sets paved the way for a poised victory. ![]() The Canadian took down Alexander Shevchenko in three sets 7-6(2), 3-6, 7-6(1) in a nail-biter of a quarter-finals match at the Swiss Indoors in Basel. After a tough defeat in the Japan Open a week ago, Felix Auger-Aliassime has bounced back in the best way.
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