Auger-Aliassime Makes Quick Exit From U.S. Open After Second-Round Loss to Khachanov
- On Thursday, Russia's Karen Khachanov defeated Canadian third seed Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-7, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 at the U.S. Open to reach the third round.
- After Auger-Aliassime established a 3-0 lead at Louis Armstrong Stadium, a string of errors allowed Khachanov to recover and win the opening set tiebreaker.
- Khachanov broke his opponent's serve seven times during the match, securing only his second top-10 victory at a Grand Slam tournament.
- The Russian displayed confidence in the fourth set, establishing a 4-0 lead before closing with a massive serve that Auger-Aliassime failed to return.
- Khachanov advances to face either Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi or Peruvian Ignacio Buse in the next round, having reached only two quarter-finals this year.
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Felix Auger-Aliassime collapses at US Open after winning first set
Felix Auger-Aliassime’s lead was gone in a New York minute. The No. 3 seed’s run at the U.S. Open came to a crashing end Thursday as the Canadian won the first set against unseeded Karen Khachanov in a tiebreak, 7-6 (5), only to watch Khachanov take the next three straight sets, 3-6, 2-6, 3-6.
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torontotelegraph.comKaren Khachanov ousts No. 3 Felix Auger-Aliassime from US Open
Third-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime became the highest seed to exit the U.S. Open as Karen Khachanov ousted the Canadian, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 on Thursday in the second round at Flushing Meadows, N.Y. Khachanov, ranked as high as No. 8 in 2019, was winless (0-3) on hard courts this summer and unseeded for the final
First the fourth seed Novak Djokovic. Now the third seed Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime has also been eliminated from the US Open tennis.
Another surprise was recorded at the US Open tennis tournament in New York - Felix Auger-Aliassime (ATP-4) finished third in the second round.
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