Canada's Auger-Aliassime, Diallo power into grass-court semifinals

Canada’s Auger-Aliassime loses to Fritz in Boss Open semifinals

Felix Auger-Aliassime’s run in the Boss Open came to an end during the semifinals. The 24-year-old from Montreal fell to American Taylor Fritz 6-4, 7-6(5) on Saturday at the grass-court tournament in Stuttgart, Germany. Auger-Aliassime, who was seeded fourth, fired 15 aces and won 81 per cent on first serve with one double fault. The second-seeded Fritz also had one double fault with 10 aces and winning 86 per cent on first serve. Auger-Aliassim…

Canada's Auger-Aliassime, Diallo power into grass-court semifinals

Canadians seem to be taking a liking to grass courts. Felix Auger-Aliassime rolled into the semifinals at the Boss Open in Germany on Friday, hours before Gabriel Diallo did the same at the Libema Open in the Netherlands. Auger-Aliassime beat Germany’s Justin Engel 7-6 (3), 6-3, firing 18 aces to Engel’s seven while double-faulting just twice en route to victory. He also converted two of six break-point opportunities while being broken once. The…