The Ascent To The Throne Begins For Felix Auger Aliassime

If the score is anything to go by, world no. 18 Felix Auger Aliassime put in a complete counter-performance against world no. 937 Jenson Brooksby in second-round action in Indian Wells earlier on Saturday. The American defeated the in-form Canadian, who was seeded no. 17, in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2, to advance to the third round.
 
A couple of bad losses in a row for Felix. The Sunshine Double has more often than not been a whiff for him, but this was a good shot to regain the lead in the race.
 
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Blech. Genuinely think he could have troubled Novak. Instead, Félix slouches to another second round defeat and Novak finds himself in another final. C'est la vie.

The prince wants no part of this throne.
 
Aabye5 said:
Blech. Genuinely think he could have troubled Novak. Instead, Félix slouches to another second round defeat and Novak finds himself in another final. C'est la vie.

The prince wants no part of this throne.
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He is just the standard top 15 player has good highs but bad lows. He is around Musetti, Humbert level and that is never going to take him to the next level
 
DjokoLand said:
He is just the standard top 15 player has good highs but bad lows. He is around Musetti, Humbert level and that is never going to take him to the next level
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He has it in him, but he has to change his perspective a lot. Maybe he's fine slumming in the 20s.
 
Félix started the year on th right foot, but he has gone back to snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

Up a break here, winning a set there. He needs to really learn to close out the matches before they get tight. It's mental at this point, although tightening up his serve and forehand would help with that aspect. It's like he is working very hard...at all the wrong things.
 
Canadian participation in this year's Bavarian Championships ended on Tuesday evening with the first-round defeat of the no. 3 seed, Felix Auger Aliassime, against Mariano Navone. Earlier in the day Denis Shapovalov, the no. 8 seed, had retired injured from his first-round match against world no. 549 Diego Dedura-Palomero.

FAA made a good start in his match against Navone, taking the first set 6-2 in 46 minutes. In the second set the Canadian had four break points in the first game and two more in the third game, but couldn't convert any of them. Later on in the set he did break Navone twice, but also lost his serve three times. The Argentine took the set in the tenth game to level matters.

In the final set FAA broke early to lead 4-2, but was broken to 15 in the eighth game. The match ended on a tiebreak in which Navone led 4-1 and 6-3 before closing it out on his first match point. The final score was 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(4).
 
After an excellent start to the season, during which he won two singles titles, reached the final in a third tournament and the semi-final in another one, Felix Auger Aliassime has completely and mysteriously lost all form. Since the Dubai tournament at the end of February, where he was runner-up, the Canadian has now gone 1-5 in his last five tournaments. Earlier on Friday he was beaten by Juan Manuel Cerundolo in second-round action at the Master Series 1000 tournament in Madrid.

In the first set the Canadian saved three break points in the second game to level at 1-all. At 3-all he had four break points, including three in a row at 0-40, but could not convert any of them. At 4-5 he saved one set point, but in the tiebreak that ended the set he was always behind. Cerundolo won it by 7 points to 5 on his fourth set point. In the second set the Argentine broke at 1-all and consolidated his break in the next game. At 5-4 he served out for the win after two deuces. The final score was 7-6(5), 6-4.
 
Joseph_K said:
After an excellent start to the season, during which he won two singles titles, reached the final in a third tournament and the semi-final in another one, Felix Auger Aliassime has completely and mysteriously lost all form. Since the Dubai tournament at the end of February, where he was runner-up, the Canadian has now gone 1-5 in his last five tournaments. Earlier on Friday he was beaten by Juan Manuel Cerundolo in second-round action at the Master Series 1000 tournament in Madrid.

In the first set the Canadian saved three break points in the second game to level at 1-all. At 3-all he had four break points, including three in a row at 0-40, but could not convert any of them. At 4-5 he saved one set point, but in the tiebreak that ended the set he was always behind. Cerundolo won it by 7 points to 5 on his fourth set point. In the second set the Argentine broke at 1-all and consolidated his break in the next game. At 5-4 he served out for the win after two deuces. The final score was 7-6(5), 6-4.
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Félix makes the stock market look predictable.
 
Takes a wildcard into Estoril and all I can think is - DUDE, doing more of the same bad things more often is not going to make you a better player.

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Or better yet...concentrate on what you plan to do.
 
These stats from his match in Madrid paint a nice picture of what is wrong with Félix.

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8 aces. 3 doubles. 30 winners. 39 unforced errors. 0 for 5 on break points.

On clay, he has to cut the double faults. With 8 aces and no double faults, he gives himself breathing room. Just get the second serve in play. And he has to make the most of his chances.

Very good return stats, actually. He's made some great adjustments there this year. 45% of second serve points won. Bravo. Encore.
 
An ignominious defeat for Felix Auger Aliassime against Andrea Pellegrino in first-round action at the Challenger in Estoril earlier on Thursday. The Canadian led 3-1 in the first set, but was broken in the next game. FAA broke again to lead 4-2, but lost his serve again in the next game. At 5-all he was broken for a third time before Pellegrino served out for the first set in the twelfth game.

In the second set the top-seeded Canadian had one break point at 2-1 and another one at 3-2, but could not convert either one against his opponent, who is ranked no. 237 in the world. A break to 30 took the Italian to 5-4 before he held serve to take the match in the tenth game. The final score was 7-5, 6-4.
 
Looks likely that Félix will face Gorgeous Nuño Borges first. And since he has seemingly learned nothing since the start of the season based on his result in Portugal, he might not want to unpack his bags just yet.

Well...at least grass season is coming up.
 
Arnaldi is a tall order for FAA, even if he had managed better results during the clay season. Still, the run in Hamburg was promising. Mixing up the serve well, although first serve in could be higher.

Four thoughts based on his recent Challenger loss:

1) Stand about four inches closer on the return. About two feet closer on the second.
2) Use the middle as angle, not just out wide. He loves that inside out forehand so much, Pelligrino could just sit and wait for it.
3) Slice more
4) Step closer to the net when going for the volley. He only reaches the service line, needs to be well in the box
5) Pull the arm up just seconds sooner. He is able to get good contact with the ball, he just needs to swing a bit faster at the end. Not a jerk or lasso like Rafa, but a conscious pull.
 
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On Thursday in Stuttgart Felix Auger Aliassime beat Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 6-4, 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals. Encouraging as this win is, it could be argued that the Frenchman is even more inconsistent than the Canadian. On Friday FAA will face 17-year-old Justin Engel for a place in the semi-finals. The German, currently ranked no. 281, is the youngest player to reach the quarter-finals of a grass court tournament since 17-year-old Boris Becker did so at the Queen's Club in 1985.
 
Felix Auger Aliassime lost to the eventual champion, Taylor Fritz, in the semi-finals in Stuttgart at the weekend. This week the Canadian has moved on to Halle where he is unseeded in the singles event. His compatriot Denis Shapovalov is also unseeded in the singles event, and the two Canadians have teamed up for the doubles event. Earlier on Monday, in a match between two unseeded teams, they faced the home hope 17-year-old Max Schönhaus and his compatriot Jan-Lennard Struff.

In the first set the Canadians led by one break at 3-0 and 4-1, but were broken in the seventh game. At 6-5 they had two set points, but couldn’t convert either of them and lost the ensuing tiebreak by 7 points to 4. There were no breaks of serve in the second set, though the Germans had two match points at 5-4, both of which the Canadians saved before levelling the match by taking another tiebreak by 7 points to 4. They then won the ‘super tiebreak’ by 10 points to 8 for a 6-7(4), 7-6(4), 10-8 victory.

Felix Auger Aliassime will take on Laslo Djere in the first round of the singles event. The Serb currently leads their head-to-head 2-0, but they haven’t played each other since 2019.
 
Earlier on Wednesday in Halle, Felix Auger Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov beat the no. 3 seeds, Evan King and Christian Harrison, 7-5, 4-6, [10-8], to reach the semi-finals of the double sevent. In the last four the Canadian pair will meet the no. 2 seeds, Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavasorri. Yesterday, FAA beat Laslo Djere 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-1, to advance to the second round of the singles event, where he will face Karen Khachanov, who is seeded no. 8. The Canadian currently leads their head-to-head 2-1 and won their only meeting on grass, in Rosmalen in 2022.
 
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Kafel69 said:
let's pause and reflect on this thread being (almost) 10 years old.
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Fatigue could definitely be part of it. The wear and tear of ten years on Tour is real.

But again today, he wilted when things became close. One indication is that he won a lot fewer of his second serves in the third set, and the overall quality also dipped.
 
Aabye5 said:
Fatigue could definitely be part of it. The wear and tear of ten years on Tour is real.

But again today, he wilted when things became close. One indication is that he won a lot fewer of his second serves in the third set, and the overall quality also dipped.
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He is going to be 25 in August, this is meant to be his peak.

He doesn't have that much mileage on him, and its not like he had consistently deep runs, the guy has made a total of one masters final in his whole career which was helped by withdrawals and injuries, and one slam semi. He's not playing that much at all.

Mental fatigue can certainly be a factor.
 
Félix comes through against Rinderknech, a tricky opponent for anyone. Statswise it was a decent but not compelling match.

If he could drop his double faults by one every match that would be quite a boon.

But it's really breakpoints where he has to step up his game significantly. Rinderknech managed to save 7 of 10 bps. And it's been the same in quite a few recent FAA matches.
 
Felix comes through in 5. Tough first round in Duckworth especially given the turnaround from Mallorca, so glad to see him serve it out.
 
Yes, it took him nearly four hours, but early on Monday evening Felix Auger Aliassime reached the second round of the men’s singles event at Wimbledon for the first time since 2021. The Canadian, who is seeded no. 25, came back from two sets to one down to beat the 33-year-old Australian James Duckworth, 6-2, 3-6, 6-7(2), 6-4, 6-4. In the next round FAA will face Jan-Lennard Struff. FAA currently leads their head-to-head 3-2 and won their most recent meeting in the first round of this year’s Australian Open.
 
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I parlayed Felix, Fernandez, and Diallo today risking 16.50 to win 10.30 and I won. It didn't make me rich but there are not too many days that three Canadians win me money at a major on a 3 person parlay.
 
Weather permitting – and it should brighten up at Wimbledon later today – Felix Auger Aliassime will take to court no. 18 against Jan-Lennard Struff after a women’s match and another men’s match. If the Canadian beats the German, he will more than likely face Carlos Alcaraz in the third round.
 
Gets the win in Hopman Cup.

Great players sometimes get nervous in national matches and then have nerves of steel when playing individually. FAA is the complete opposite, which is a bit curious.
 
time_fly said:
It's pretty awesome that there's an active 10-year-old thread tracking his whole career. He definitely did not become what the people who started it expected!
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Yeah. And even as late as 2021 or 2022, there were discussions about whether he or Sinner would end up a better player. (The age gap being more or less exactly a year put them in conversation with each other).
 
GhostDog said:
Really pathetic. He is way too talented to come up this short. He's just been awful this season.
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Started off on the right foot.

I was looking at his stats compared to Fritz and Shelton, and he hasn't done badly on serve. Creates a lot of opportunities. But he faces too many break points on serve and he cannot convert a break point on his opponent's serve for the life of him.

Mentally, Félix needs to formulate a plan of action on those big points.
 
FAA did well today. He did better on those key points based on the scoreboard. Took advantage of Etchasketch's second serves.

14 aces, wowzer!
 
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The announcers mentioned FAA snagged tickets for Diallo to attend the Cincy Open before he went pro. (His dad also worked with Diallo a bit)

Now, Félix should be learning from the younger pro. That body serve was lethal. FAA can't hit it as hard obviously, but just employing a body serve (and adding a nice kicker to his repertoire) would earn him free points. Not to mention that nice little drop shot Diallo employed once to great effect.

FAA has been using his own drop shot more which has been a sight for sure eyes. Hopefully, he was taking notes on the serve as well.
 
helterskelter said:
Yeah. And even as late as 2021 or 2022, there were discussions about whether he or Sinner would end up a better player. (The age gap being more or less exactly a year put them in conversation with each other).
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Tomorrow he will play Jannik once again, the first time since Sinner has become #1 , iirc.
 
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