Carlos Alcaraz, of Spain, reacts after scoring a point against Matteo Arnaldi, of Italy, at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells, Calif., on March 8, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Ryan Sun
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. – Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime was eliminated from the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday, falling 6-2, 6-3 in third-round play to Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz.
The Montreal native had just one ace to five double faults and only won 54.3 per cent of his first-serve points.
Auger-Aliassime, ranked 31st in the world, also failed to break on his one opportunity.
Alcaraz hit three aces to one double fault and won 78.1 per cent of his first-serve points.
The world No. 2 also broke on four of his seven chances.
It was the fifth time the two had played against each other. Auger-Aliassime holds a 3-2 career record against Alcaraz, having now dropped two in a row to the 20-year-old Spaniard.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 10, 2024.
