Felix Auger-Aliassime he would have to face this today Jannik Sinner In the quarter final of the Masters1000 in Madrid. The match did not take place due to the withdrawal of the South Tyrolean. Sinner, in fact, decided to raise the white flag due to the hip problems that had become apparent in the matches he won against the Russians Pavel Kotov And Karen Khachanov.
Jannik left the field open to the Canadianwho during this tournament seems to have returned to the levels of 2022. This is demonstrated by his success in the round of 16 against the Norwegian Casper Ruudvictorious inATP500 of Barcelona which preceded the Madrid event.
“The success against Ruud was very important. It was a complicated season up until this tournament, I started slowly, but it was important to find my level and rhythm again. I am confident that I can continue to move forward in this 1000 as well“, Auger-Aliassime declared at the press conference. The Montreal native will face the winner of the match between Daniil Medvedev (n.4 in the ranking) and the Czech Jiri Lehecka.
Auger-Aliassime also admitted in front of the microphones: “I was also lucky that some circumstances prevented Sinner from taking the field for the quarterfinals. I don’t think it’s ever happened to me that I’ve had to retire like this, but regarding my game I’m happy with how I’m progressing.”.
