Canada’s Auger-Aliassime downs top-seeded Nadal at ATP Finals
By The Canadian Press on November 15, 2022.
TURIN, Italy – Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime scored a 6-3, 6-4 win over top-seeded Rafael Nadal in round-robin play at the ATP Finals on Tuesday. Auger-Aliassime, seeded fifth in the season-ending men’s championship, won 81 per cent of his first serve points and delivered 15 aces It was the Montreal native’s first career win over the 22-time Grand Slam champion. Nadal had beaten Auger-Aliassime twice previously, including a gruelling five-set decision at the French Open in May. The win evens Auger-Aliassime’s round-robin record to 1-1. The Canadian dropped Sunday’s opener 7-6 (4), 6-4 to Norway’s Casper Ruud. Nadal, meanwhile, falls to 0-2 with one match remaining in pool play. Auger-Aliassime will next meet eighth-seeded American Taylor Fritz, while Nadal faces plays the third-seeded Rudd. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 15, 2022. 8-7
