Auger-Aliassime falls to Hurkacz in quarter-finals at Halle Open

Canada’s Felix Auger – Aliassime has been eliminated from the Halle Open grass tennis tournament following a 7-6 (2),7-6 (4) loss against Hubert Hurkacz of Poland in Friday’s quarterfinals.

Auger-Aliassime from Montreal was the fourth seed and had 21 Aces to Hurkacz’s 6. He also hit 38 wins, 16 more than his opponent.

But in a match where both players did an excellent job holding serve — Auger-Aliassime did not face break point, and Hurkacz saved the only one he faced — Hurkacz made the most of his opportunities in the set tiebreakers.

Hurkacz won six points straight to win the set despite being down 2-1 during the first tiebreaker. The fifth seed from Poland, Hurkacz, didn’t trail in tiebreaker two and forced Auger-Aliassime to make four errors.

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Next, Hurkacz will face Nick Kyrgios from Australia, who defeated Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain 6-4, 6-2 in quarterfinals.

Top-ranked Daniil Medvedev, however, was strong on key points to defeat Roberto Bautista Agut, 6-2,6-4.

Medvedev had to overcome nine break points, but he saved them all and set up a semifinal against German Oscar Otte.

Medvedev began his grass-court swing strong as runner up in’s Hertogenbosch last week. Wimbledon has barred Russia and Belarusian players, so Medvedev will not be allowed to play.

After defeating Karen Khachanov 4-6 7-6 (5), 6-6 (5), and 6-4, Otte expressed gratitude to his home crowd. After a steady rise from ranked outside the top 150 a few years ago, Otte is now 51st in the ATP rankings. He will be looking to reach his first career ATP Final at the age of 28, after he has been steadily rising.