Elevate your local knowledge

Sign up for the iNFOnews newsletter today!

Select Region

Selecting your primary region ensures you get the stories that matter to you first.

Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime drops first-round match in Rotterdam

Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime drops first-round match in Rotterdam | iNFOnews.ca
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime receives medical assistance during his first round men's singles match of the ABN AMRO world tennis tournament against Japan's Kei Nishikori at Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Monday, March 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Peter Dejong

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands – Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime lost 7-6 (4), 6-1 to Japan’s Kei Nishikori in the first round of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament on Monday.

The seventh-seeded Auger-Aliassime, from Montreal, got just 54 per cent of his first serves in, well below Nishikori’s 74 per-cent clip.

Nishikori, ranked 45th in the world, hasn’t dropped a set in two career matches against Auger-Aliassime.

The 20-year-old Canadian was playing for the first time since blowing a two-set lead in a fourth-round loss to Aslan Karatsev at the Australian Open.

Nishikori will play the winner of a match between Australians John Millman and Alex de Minaur in the second round of the ATP Tour 500 event.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 1, 2021.

News from © iNFOnews.ca, . All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Join the Conversation!

Want to share your thoughts, add context, or connect with others in your community?

Create a free account

iNFOTEL

Related Articles