Tennis News: Canadian tennis player Felix Auger Aliassime was disappointed but unaffected after suffering a crushing Australian Open quarter-final loss.
The 21-year-old squandered a two-set lead – including a match point opportunity in the fourth set – against world number 2 Daniil Medvedev in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open 2021. Nonetheless, he did proof of admirable maturity in overcoming disappointment. of the loss. .
“I can come back and hopefully I will make a different choice or I hope Daniil won’t play so well at times. However, it’s still a pretty good effort,” Auger Aliassime admits.
“At the end of the day, I can’t feel sorry for the effort I put in and the opportunities I gave myself. I want to see it in a positive light.
“Of course I want to win. I like to win. It’s quite frustrating to lose, but that’s life. I just have to accept it.
The defeat will be quite painful because for the second consecutive time, the Canadian national lost after winning by two sets at the Australian Open. But there are a lot of positive things he can take from the game. The world number 9 tennis player managed to corner the world number 2 player, Medvedev, on the verge of defeat.
“I always believed that I could produce the performance that I did in this game. I showed it, but of course it’s the difference between knowing you have that confidence and showing it in games. real games, playing it and being so close to winning.”
“But of course it’s a positive thing, I mean, it’s quite positive for me. It’s a world class competition, so at the end of the day I think it’s a reassuring message that I can send to my teammates that I face in the competition.”
“I’m ready to test myself against the best players and I’ve proven that time and time again.”
The Canadian added that he would gladly return to this position with the belief that in the future he can finally ‘cross that line’. But for now, he plans to reflect on the positive start to the season and use that momentum over the next few weeks or months.
“I wish I could go back and change it, but I can’t. So, I have to accept it. That’s what happened. I see it on the positive side,” Auger Aliassime said.
“It’s a shame I couldn’t win, but it was an impressive game. I highlighted a few positives. I’m going to leave Australia with my head held high and go through the rest of the season knowing that I can play well, I can play well against the best players in the world.”
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