14-year-old Felix Auger Aliassime writing Tennis History!!

[gogo]

If you happen to be in Maryland this week.....great opportunity to see a potential future great. No crowds.

Colette Lewis ‏@zootennis 22h22 hours ago

The crowd watching no7 seed Felix Auger-Aliassime's 1st rd match. He defeats Brian Shi 2&2 #itfihc15

 

[neverstopplaying]

Going to watch him play tonight in our local ITF 1 tournament.

 

[gogo]

Going to watch him play tonight in our local ITF 1 tournament.

Lucky you! Please report back. I'd love to hear your first hand impressions. Are we presuming too much with this kid?

 

[neverstopplaying]

There are a few hundred spectators showing up at the evening matches here and Felix has had primetime spots twice now. I saw his 1st and 3rd round matches. Turns out that his cousin plays with my daughter and his sister has played a challenger with a good friend of mine. Yes small world.

Yes he has a great game for his age. Seems mature and plays smart. He was down a break twice in 1st sets and broke back on key games to take the sets. He is an agressive player dictates play with good shot combinations. Great serve and well placed. Good drop volleys. Likes inside out forehand and suits his aggressive style.

 

[heninfan99]

Time for a Facing Berlocq or Facing Mannarino book.

 

[neverstopplaying]

He made into the finals yesterday, playing a great semi-final match. I don't know if he's going to the US Open juniors, but he will definitely be one to watch.

On the women's side, 2 Canadian girls also made it into the finals.

Both matches will be played this afternoon.

 

[gogo]

He made into the finals yesterday, playing a great semi-final match. I don't know if he's going to the US Open juniors, but he will definitely be one to watch.

On the women's side, 2 Canadian girls also made it into the finals.

Both matches will be played this afternoon.

He's on the 'accepted' list for the main draw of the US Open juniors.

 

[tannenj]

All,

Threw some clips of Felix's R1 Junior US Open match up on my YouTube channel: playlist

btw, I was very impressed