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Félix Auger-Aliassime rallied from a two-set deficit to advance to the third round of the Australian Open once morest Alex Molcan.
FAA, now ranked 7e world player, won 3-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 in just over three hours of play.
It’s only the second time in his career that he’s managed to come from behind following losing the first two sets.
The Quebecer, who had experienced difficulties in the first set in the first round once morest the Canadian Vasek Pospisil, took advantage of a collapse of Molcan to regain his composure.
“I believed in myself following winning the third round. I’ve come from behind before and felt like I might do it once more. But it was a tough day,” said Auger-Aliassime, who finished the match with 23 aces.
He will face in the next round the winner of the duel between the Frenchman Corentin Moutet and the 28th seed Francisco Cerundolo.
Last year in Melbourne, Auger-Aliassime was eliminated in the quarter-finals following a showdown in five sets once morest Daniil Medvedev. He then reached the round of 16 at Roland-Garros, where he gave in to Rafael Nadal, also in five sets.
In 2022, he won his first four ATP tournaments (including three in October).
Last April, the 22-year-old Quebecer lost in three sets once morest Molcan (No. 53) on clay in Marrakech, Morocco.
Two other Canadians will try to qualify for the next round, but the duels have been delayed due to rain.
Ontario’s Denis Shapovalov has an appointment with Japanese Taro Daniel.
Shapovalov, 22e world player, will be looking for a third win in as many matches once morest the 94-ranked playere in the world.
Bianca Andreescu will face the Spanish Christina Bucsa.
This will be the first career duel between the two players. Andreescu, who missed the tournament last year, sits 43e world rank while Bucsa is a 100th ranked player in the world.
