Despite a commendable performance, Quebec’s Félix Auger-Aliassime found the right solution in the second round of the Paris-Bercy tournament on Wednesday, suffering a 6-3, 7-6 (4) defeat against the sixth seed in the world, the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas.
So “FAA” escaped a first game after six wins in a row after taking first place in Basel, Switzerland, last weekend. Having previously defeated German Jan-Lennard Struff, he surrendered after a fight lasting 1 hour and 48 minutes.
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Auger-Aliassime benefited from four set points in the second set, but the winner erased a 5-2 deficit and eventually forced a tiebreak. Tsitsipas took advantage of a double fault from his opponent and a few moments later the player from La Belle province completely missed a shot, giving him the victory.
Despite his failure, he dominated in terms of aces with a score of 9:1. He conceded his serve twice and broke seven times.
The European has won six of his nine confrontations in his career against the 23rd ATP ranking holder.