Auger-Aliassime hampered by leg injury, ousted in Italian Open's second round
Mariano Navone reached the third round for the first time after Felix Auger-Aliassime played through a leg issue and lost in two tiebreak sets.
- On Saturday, fourth-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime was upset by unseeded Mariano Navone of Argentina in the second round of the Italian Open in Rome.
- Navone reached the second round after defeating Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., in straight sets during the first round of the tournament.
- Struggling with a leg issue throughout the second set, Auger-Aliassime fell 7-6 , 7-6 to Navone in a tightly contested match.
- The Montreal native became the final Canadian to bow out of singles play at the Italian Open following this second-round loss.
- This victory marks the first time Navone has successfully advanced to the third round of an ATP Masters 1000 event in his professional career.
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Auger-Aliassime hampered by leg injury, ousted in Italian Open's second round
ROME — An uncomfortable Félix Auger-Aliassime was upset in the second round of Italian Open men's singles Saturday. The 25-year-old from Montreal, who was the fourth seed in the tournament, was ousted by unseeded Mariano Navone of Argentina 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5). Auger-Aliassime dealt with a leg issue in the second set and struggled to even walk at times during the second-set tiebreak. The Canadian fended off one match point, but couldn't overcome …
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Auger-Aliassime hampered by leg injury, ousted in Italian Open’s second round
ROME
The first set was even, but the Bonaerense had the opportunity to define it earlier when it was 5-4 up. However, Auger-Aliassime fought and they remained 6-6. Faced with the strong pull of the latter, Navone was able to respond and stayed with the first partial by 7-4 in the tiebreak. In the second one it was the five in the ATP ranking that was close to tie the shares being 5-4 with the pull in his favor but could not take advantage of it. Agai…
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