CINCINNATI - Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime was eradicated from the lads’s singles competitors on the Western & Southern Open on Friday.
Auger-Aliassime fell to No. 2 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece 2-6, 7-5, 1-6 in an exciting quarterfinal in Cincinnati that lasted two hours 11 minutes.
The 23-year-old Greek has overwhelmed the Canadian 5 occasions in seven encounters.
Auger-Aliassime, seeded twelfth in Cincinnati, overcame some bodily discomfort and two match factors within the {middle} set to drive a decisive third however the Montrealer couldn't resolve Tsitsipas ultimately.
After dropping the opening set in 34 minutes, the Canadian may very well be seen wincing in discomfort throughout a handful of video games within the second set.
Down 3-2, Auger-Aliassime requested a medical timeout and lied down on the courtroom whereas a physiotherapist labored on his decrease again.
Auger-Aliassime got here out of the medical timeout firing however nonetheless fell behind 5-4 to Tsitsipas, who was enjoying a few of his greatest tennis of the 12 months.
The Canadian overcame two match factors within the sport earlier than tying the set 5-5. Within the subsequent sport, he broke Tsitsipas for the primary time within the match. He then held serve to take the set.
However the Greek was not rattled after dropping the second set. He broke Auger-Aliassime to go up 3-1 within the third, then once more to take a 5-1 lead. He fired an ace on match level – his sixth ace of the encounter – for the victory.
Tsitsipas will face both Germany’s Alexander Zverev or Casper Ruud of Norway within the semifinal.
Earlier Friday, Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski superior to the doubles last with associate Luisa Stefani of Brazil. They defeated Czech tandem Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova 7-5, 3-6, 10-7 within the semifinal.
The duo is vying for a second straight girls’s doubles title. Dabrowski and Stefani gained the doubles last final week in Montreal.
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Aug. 20, 2021.
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