Auger-Aliassime's comeback denied by Russia's Rublev in Qatar Open semifinal

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Feb 21, 2025 2:44 PM EST | Last Updated: February 21

Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime had his comeback effort autumn conscionable abbreviated successful a 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (5) nonaccomplishment to Andrey Rublev connected Friday successful the semifinals of the Qatar Open.

Down 6-3 successful the third-set tiebreaker, Auger-Aliassime scored the adjacent 2 points connected serve. But erstwhile the service rotated to Rublev, the fifth-seeded Russian converted connected his 3rd lucifer point.

Auger-Aliassime mislaid contempt firing 21 aces successful the match. The satellite No. 23 failed to person what turned retired to beryllium a important break-point accidental successful the archetypal crippled of the 3rd acceptable arsenic the players held service the remainder of the way.

Rublev improved to 6-1 against Auger-Aliassime and volition adjacent look the victor of a lucifer betwixt eighth-seeded Briton Jack Draper and Czechia's Jiri Lehecka, who precocious to the last 4 with a shocking quarterfinal upset of apical effect Carlos Alcaraz.

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Auger-Aliassime had precocious to the semifinal of the ATP 500 tourney aft 4th effect Daniil Medvedev retired from their quarterfinal with nutrient poisoning aft dropping the archetypal acceptable 6-3.

The 24-year-old Canadian has a 14-4 grounds this play aft winning titles past period successful Adelaide, Australia and Montpellier, France.