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Up-and-coming Canadian star Felix Auger-Aliassime admitted that Dominic Thiem was tough to play with and the result said it all. Thiem, who ranks third in the world, beat Auger-Aliassime 7-6 (4) 6-1 6-1 and reached the US Open quarterfinals.
“Yes, it was obviously difficult. I think the result was clear,” Auger-Aliassime said. “I just had the feeling: the beginning was a little tense. We had the feeling that neither of us was playing at our best level, but we just held on and things were a little more balanced.”
I came back well in the first lap, I gave myself the opportunity to win maybe the first, and then I missed something in the important moments. I came back well in the first (set), I gave myself a chance to win maybe the first (set), and then, you know, I missed the important moments.
“But after that I felt like we had some good rallies, some good points at the beginning of the second. Then, without converting them, I’m broken. Even though I had a feeling that it was still not bad, it had really given him confidence and hurt me more than anything. .
“So it was difficult, yes. He played well, difficult and I played worse and worse.”
Auger-Aliassime is in a good mood and wants to keep learning
“Well, first of all, the first three games were good and interesting.
You know, I think I’ll take the first three games in a positive way, “Auger-Aliassime said.” You know, I felt like my energy was fine, but you play against those top 5 players and you get there. other level.
Thiem is a player who went through these tournaments and reached the final. He has come a long way in these tournaments. I feel like today he did everything better than me. “I will try to see what I can learn and what I can improve from this particular loss.
and I think I’ll focus on the good things that happened this week and move on. “Canadian compatriot Denis Shapovalov reached the knockout stages of the US Open, while Vasek Pospisil left the tournament in the knockout stages.
Auger-Aliassime spoke of the success of Canadian tennis at the US Open: “It was a great show. I hope it inspires the children of our country, our provinces and our cities.
They know just to show you that it is possible. And we have once again shown that we are a country that can dominate this sport. We already showed it with the Davis Cup final last year, but I think now we are showing that we can dive deep into those tournaments. I think now we can only try to repeat that. ”
