Injouable, Auger-Aliassime mate Ruud et défiera Sinner en quart de finale à Madrid

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Elio Valotto

le 30/04/2024 à 20h13

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Auger-Aliassime Khachanov Madrid Ruud Sinner

What a performance! Simply immense. We had almost forgotten about it, but Félix Auger-Aliassime is capable of playing at an extremely high level. And that's exactly what he did. Carried by a killer serve and destructive baseline strikes, the Canadian has just played one of the best matches of his career to overturn Casper Ruud (6-4, 7-5 in 2 hours).

Facing a slightly tired Norwegian due to the succession of matches, the former world number 6 perfectly seized his chance. Playing at a level of play worthy of the best players in the world (32 winners, 13 unforced errors, 3 aces), he didn't give any chance to a not-so-bad Casper Ruud. With this rather impressive success, Auger-Aliassime will reintegrate the top 30 in the world.

Ruud, on the other hand, will be able to rest a bit to come back stronger with the arrival of Rome and Roland-Garros.

In the quarter-finals, the Canadian will challenge Jannik Sinner. Indeed, the Italian, apparently still slightly affected by his hip, did the necessary by defeating a good Karen Khachanov in a little over 2 hours of play (5-7, 6-3, 6-3). Without necessarily always playing his best tennis, the winner of the last Australian Open is already in the quarter-finals and is still the favorite according to the predictions.
One thing is certain: Auger-Aliassime will have to do at least as well as today if he wants to be the third player to beat Sinner this season.