2024-01-20 11:48:45
(Melbourne) The journey of Quebecer Felix Auger-Aliassime ended in the third round of the Australian Open tennis tournament.
Posted at 7:04 a.m.
Auger-Aliassime was defeated in three sets of 6-3, 6-4 and 6-3 by third seed Daniil Medvedev on Saturday in Melbourne.
Medvedev, 27, reached this stage of the competition in the Australian tournament for the fifth time in his career, delivering a serious and diligent performance once morest the 30th in the world.
The winner of the 2021 United States Open never trembled once morest the 23-year-old Quebecer, whom he beat for the seventh time in as many confrontations.
Medvedev won the first round without problem, once morest Auger-Aliassime, who fell to 30th place in the world following climbing to 6th place in the ATP in 2022.
PHOTO TRACEY NEARMY, REUTERS
Daniil Medvedev
“FAA” then showed its teeth by pocketing its opponent’s service at the start of the second set, before being pulled up and then dropping its throw in to lose 6-4.
The last round was not more complicated for Medvedev, who will face the Portuguese Nuno Borges (69th), surprising winner on Saturday of the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov (13th) 6-7 (3/7), 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 (8/6).
The Russian will face Nuno Borges in the fourth round, who defeated Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov (no. 13) 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-2 and 7-6 (6).
There are now no more Canadians on the singles draws at the Australian Open.
All attention is now focused on Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski, who did not have to play her women’s doubles match with Erin Routliffe.
The duo, seeded fourth, took advantage of the retirement of Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Veronika Kudermetova to advance to the third round.
With Agence France-Presse
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