Regardless of getting a first-round bye and the event’s fourth seeding, Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal was bounced in his opening match on the ASB Basic on Monday in Auckland.
Daniel Altmaier of Germany wanted two hours, 31 minutes to edge the Canadian 7-6 (9) and 7-5 on centre court docket at ASB Tennis Enviornment.
Montreal native Auger-Aliassime, who has not performed singles for the reason that Paris Masters final fall, completed the ATP 250 Sequence match with 9 aces, 54 service factors gained, and two double faults.
Altmaier, who hasn’t performed effectively prior to now on hard-court surfaces, had 5 aces, 4 double faults and 60 service factors gained.
WATCH l Germany’s Daniel Altmaier defeats Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime:
Germany’s Daniel Altmaier defeats fourth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal 7-6 (9), 7-5 and advances to the quarterfinals of the ABC Basic.
Auger-Aliassime had 18 unforced errors, whereas Altmaier had 15,
Altmaier will play the winner of Monday’s later match between Arthur Fils of France and Nuno Borges of Portugal.
Prime-seeded American Ben Shelton bucked a development when he beat Fabian Marozsan 6-3, 6-4 to achieve the quarterfinals.
Fifth-seeded Chris Eubanks went out within the first spherical as did Gael Monfils — who misplaced to Marozsan — Roberto Bautista Agut, Denis Shapovalov and defending champion Richard Gasquet.
Third-seeded Francisco Cerundolo, seventh-seeded Sebastian Ofner and eighth-seeded Max Purcell all misplaced within the second spherical.
WATCH | Shapovalov returns to the court docket after knee damage:
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Taking part in in his first match since July 2023 as a consequence of an ongoing knee challenge, Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., falls to seventh seed Sebastian Ofner of Austria 6-4, 6-2 within the first spherical of the ASB Basic. The Canadian struggled along with his serve and completed the match with 11 double faults.
