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.
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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avisendanmark.dkFelix Auger-Aliassime felt uncomfortable when he lost to Karen Khachanov at the US Open on Thursday.
Russian tennis player Karen Khachanov advanced to the third round of the US Open Championship in New York, after defeating world number four Felix Auger-Aliassime 6:7 (5), 6:3, 6:2, 6:2.
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