Felix Auger-Aliassime notches upset to reach Wimbledon quarterfinals
Field Level Media
06 Jul 2021, 07:40 GMT+10
Felix Auger-Aliassime delivered 17 aces while recording a 6-4, 7-6 (6), 3-6, 3-6, 6-4 upset of fourth-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany on Monday to reach the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in London.
The 20-year-old Canadian had 54 winners against 51 unforced errors at the All England Club to reacha Grand Slam quarterfinal for the first time in his career. It s a dream come true, I m just a normal guy from Montreal, Canada, the 16th-seeded Auger-Aliassime said. It s the biggest victory of my life, under a closed roof. The atmosphere was amazing.
Auger-Aliassime won the first two sets before Zverev recovered to make it a match. Zverev held a 3-2 lead in the third set before Auger-Aliassime won four of the final five matches to win in four hours and seven minutes.
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