Canada’s Auger-Aliassime ranks 9th at Monte Carlo Masters
MONACO –
The struggles on the courtroom proceed for Canadian tennis star Felix Auger-Aliassime.
The Montreal native ranked No. 9 on this planet was upset 6-2, 7-6 (2) by Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti on Wednesday within the second spherical of the clay-court Monte Carlo Masters.
It is the newest in a string of defeats to gamers properly under Auger-Aliassime within the ATP rankings. Musetti got here into the match with a world rating of 83.
Auger-Aliassime has only one win over his final 4 tournaments since a run to the ultimate in Marseille that capped a formidable begin to the season. That victory got here towards No. 436 Elliot Benchetrit within the opening spherical of an ATP 250 event final week in Marrakech, Morocco.
In any other case, he was bounced within the second spherical at Indian Wells by No. 47 Botic van de Zandschulp, misplaced within the second spherical of the Miami Masters to No. 48 Miomir Kecmanovic and was defeated within the second spherical at Marrakech by No. 65 Alex Molcan.
In Wednesday’s match, Auger-Aliassime did not defend any of the opportunistic Musetti’s three break factors. He additionally struggled along with his serve, touchdown simply 63 per cent of his first serves, and claiming 65 per cent of obtainable factors when he was correct.
He claimed simply 54 per cent of second serve factors.
The hunch comes after a extremely profitable run by Auger-Aliassime that noticed him assist Canada win the ATP Cup, transfer on to the quarterfinals on the Australian Open and win his first ATP title in Rotterdam earlier than advancing to the ultimate in Marseille.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed April 13, 2022.
