Sad News: Auger-Aliassime and Stricker Faces huge Humiliation in Swiss Open Doubles Disaster Due to…
GSTAAD, SWITZERLAND — Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime and partner Dominic Stricker of Switzerland fell 6-4, 7-6 (4) to top seeds Jamie Murray of Britain and Czechia’s Adam Pavlasek on Monday in first-round doubles action at the Swiss Open tennis tournament.
Murray and Pavlasek took an early 6-2 lead in the second-set tiebreaker.
Aliassime and Strikcer scored an ace and a point on return to make it 6-4 before the top seeds put the match away in 48 minutes.
Auger-Aliassime fell to 0-3 in doubles this year.
He is the third-ranked player in the singles draw at the clay-court men’s event and has a bye to the second round, where he will face the winner of Tuesday’s match between Germany’s Yannick Hanfmann and Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Auger-Aliassime is set to play in singles and doubles on the clay courts of Roland Garros later this month at the Paris Olympics.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 15, 2024.
ATP Bastad Day 2 Predictions Including Rafael Nadal Vs Leo Borg
- July 15, 2024
- Harsh Bhoot
The ATP Bastad Open 2024 has attracted significant attention, especially with the presence of Rafael Nadal, the 22-time Grand Slam champion, adding to the event’s glamor. As ever, we at LWOT preview and predict all scheduled clashes for you. We split Tuesday’s matches into three articles. Our other two feature Federico Coria vs Thiago Monteiro and Roberto Carballes Baena vs Roman Safiullin. Who do you think will advance?
ATP Bastad Day 2 Predictions Including
Duje Ajdukovic vs Luca Van Assche
Head to head – First Meeting
Duje Ajdukovic is expected to come out on top against Luca Van Assche in a tight encounter. Ajdukovic looked in decent touch at last week’s challenger event and that should hold him in good stead. Despite a competitive match, Ajdukovic’s experience and resilience is likely to secure him the win in a hard-fought encounter.
Prediction: Assche in 3
Jaime Faria vs Thiago Agustin Tirante
Head to head – First Meeting
Thiago Agustin Tirante is likely to win against Jaime Faria, especially given his slightly better performances than Jaime Faria in the past two challenger tournaments. The Argentine is also more experienced and that should help him secure the victory over Faria. Expect an one sided battle between the two.
Prediction: Tirante in 2
Leo Borg vs Rafael Nadal
Head to head – First Meeting
What an occasion this is going to be for Leo Borg who now shoulders weight of expectation of the Swedish people as his father once did. It looks likely he will be nervous facing a childhood hero in Rafael Nadal, who looked to be moving well in his opening round doubles match. Expect Nadal to make a strong start here in a highly entertaining match.
Prediction: Nadal in 2
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Andreescu, Fernandez, Dabrowski named to Canada’s Olympic team
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Bianca Andreescu will make her Olympic debut next month in Paris. The 2019 US Open champion leads a strong Canadian squad, which includes 2021 US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez and 2023 US Open doubles champion Gabriela Dabrowski. Felix Auger-Aliassime and Milos Raonic round out Canada’s five-member squad.
Andreescu, 23, was unable to play the 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to injuries. She returned from a nine-month injury break last month at Roland Garros and made a Hologic WTA Tour final in her second tournament back, on the grass in ‘s-Hertogenbosch. The Toronto native will represent Canada in singles.
Fernandez, 21, has enjoyed a recent surge and is into her first final of the season at the Rothesay International this week. Last fall, she led Canada to its first Billie Jean King Cup title, beating Italy. She made her Olympic debut in Tokyo, progressing to the second round.
“I was so happy once I saw the announcement,” Fernandez told reporters in Eastbourne. “It was, like, double celebration for us at dinner.
“I’ll be playing [singles] and doubles with Gaby, so it will be super fun. We do have our eyes set on a medal. So far we have been playing super well together at the Billie Jean King Cup, and hopefully we can continue that momentum into the Olympics and just keep having fun.”
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Dabrowski, 32, is set to play her third Olympic games. Ranked No.4 in doubles on the PIF WTA Rankings, Dabrowski missed the European clay season but has picked up where she left off on the Hologic WTA Tour. Returning on the grass, Dabrowksi reteamed with Erin Routliffe to win the Rothesay Open and the duo are into the Eastbourne final this week.
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