Quebec's Félix Auger-Aliassime won his first-round match at the Australian Open on Monday, defeating Austria's Dominic Thiem.
“FAA”, the 27th of the tournament, won in five sets 6-3, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 5-7 and 6-3 over Thiem, who has already won the State Internationals -United in 2020, but today it is the 94th racket in the world.
The session lasted 4 hours 59 minutes.
In the end, the Quebecer hit 16 aces but committed 10 double faults. Thiem had 15 aces and committed eight double faults.
“FAA” managed to defeat its rival five times in 13 cases.
He will have won 18 points more than Thiem (182 against 164).
In the next round, Auger-Aliassime will face French qualifier Hugo Grenier.
“Shapo” bows, Raonic has to give up
Two more Canadians were in action on this second day of competition. Unfortunately, both had to accept elimination.
First of all, Milos Raonic, who had already reached the semi-finals of this tournament in 2016, had to give up against the crowd favorite, the Australian Alex de Minaur, who was number 10.
Raonic won the first set 7-6 (6). He then lost 3-6 in the second game and was down 2-0 in the third game before retiring.
The Ontario native still had time to score 12 aces.
Then his compatriot Denis Shapovalov didn't last long either as he lost in three sets 6:3, 7:5, 7:5 in 2 hours and 19 minutes against Czech qualifier Jakub Mensik.
“Shapo” hit 12 aces but committed seven double faults.
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Osaka was eliminated upon her return
Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka, who returned after giving birth, lost 6-4, 7-6 (2) to Caroline Garcia, world No. 19 and French No. 1, in the first round of the Australian Open on Monday night , out of.
Osaka (26 years old), four-time Grand Slam winner between 2018 and 2021, returned to the circuit in Brisbane (Australia) in early 2024, six months after the birth of her daughter Shai. The Australian Open was only his second tournament. In the second round, Garcia will face Poland's Magdalena Frech (69th).