Tennis News: Felix Auger Aliassime is fighting for a comeback that could be crucial in his attempt to advance to the ATP Finals when he takes part in this week’s Vienna Open second round.
The Canadian did his best to secure three match points en route to a 2-6, 7-6, 6-4 win over Britain’s Cameron Norrie in a two-man battle for a berth in the 2021 ATP Finals.
The sixth seed came back 3/6 in the second set tie-break in a match that lasted 2 hours 36 minutes.
“I really thought I couldn’t give up that easily. I wanted to corner him to really fight and get chances in the second set, ”said Auger Aliassime.
“He played well. I had three match point chances left. On the one hand, I was lucky. He was so close to winning her. I just got absolutely insane feedback on match point odds to secure it. So sometimes the difference is quite small. That’s what happened this time. “
Norrie, who won her first career Masters 1000 title at Indian Wells earlier this month, started the week 11th in the standings ahead of the ATP final, just five points behind 10th Jannik Sinner and 115 points behind. ninth place, abandons the standings after eighth Rafael Nadal will not participate due to a foot injury.
This season’s Miami Open champion Hurkacz lost in the first round of the Vienna Open, opening up opportunities for Norrie and Sinner. But the Canadian, who started the 12th week 625 points behind Hurkacz, had other plans.
“It was an important victory to stay in the ATP final. I think if I lose the game it will be very difficult for me to qualify. This victory gives me a chance, but I still have a long way to go, ”said Auger Aliassime.
The 21-year-old had three match point chances in a row in the second set tie-break with a fearless game. His most dazzling shot came at 4/6 when he delivered a perfect backhand return that Norrie couldn’t anticipate into the net.
Auger Aliassime, who hadn’t won a match at the Vienna Open before this week, then beat Norriedi in the deciding fifth game and nothing stood in his way after that.
In the quarterfinals of the Vienna Open, Auger Aliassime will meet the second seed, Alexander Zverev or the Australian, Alex De Minaur.
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