After celebrating Christmas in the company of his girlfriend Nina Ghaibi in recent days, the Quebecer Félix Auger-Aliassime is already preparing to take part in the United Cup, a mixed competition involving 18 countries that begins on Friday in Australia.
In addition, the ATP Circuit website published a short article on Wednesday with photos of athletes in Sydney trying to loosen their legs on the court. “FAA” trained in the Ken Rosewall Arena with the German Alexander Zverev on the other side of the net. The presence of the seventh racket in the world near Auger-Aliassime clearly shows that his vacation is over, especially since the Australian Open begins in a few weeks.
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In the United Cup, the player from La Belle Province will rely primarily on the help of Leylah Fernandez. She will face Daniela Seguel on the first day of the maple leaf competition, which will be against the Chileans on Sunday. The 29th ATP player, for his part, meets Nicolas Jarry. The rest of the Canadian roster consists of Steven Diez, Adil Shamasdin and Stacey Fung.