Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime was knocked out of the Italian Open after falling 6-7, 6-4, 6-4 to Australia’s Alex de Minaur on Monday.
The Laval, Que., native fired 5 aces however made 13 double faults through the Spherical of 32 match that lasted over three hours.
De Minaur, with one ace and one double fault, capitalized on 4 of 12 breakpoint possibilities.
It was the 25-year-old de Minaur’s first profession win over Auger-Aliassime, who was 2-0 towards the Australian coming into the match, which included a victory within the last tie as Canada beat Australia to say the 2022 Davis Cup.
De Minaur advances to face sixth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece within the Spherical of 16.
Tsitsipas beat Britain’s Cameron Norrie 6-2, 7-6 on Monday.
WATCH | Auger-Aliassime drops 3-plus hour match to de Minaur in Rome:
Australia’s Alex de Minaur eradicated Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-7(2), 6-4, 6-4 in a three-hour match within the third spherical of the Italian Open in Rome.
