Quebecer Félix Auger-Aliassime did the unthinkable on Wednesday by beating the great champion Roger Federer, his idol of his youth, in their clash at the turf tournament in Halle, Germany.
Eight-time champion at Wimbledon, Federer has always been known to excel on the pitch. The 39-year-old athlete has also 10 career titles at this competition in Halle.
Auger-Aliassime, 21st in the world and exactly 19 years younger than his opponent of the day, therefore won in the second round of the tournament with a score of 4-6, 6-3 and 6-2 against Federer, who currently occupies eighth in the world.
The Quebecer first achieved a great feat by breaking Federer’s serve in the sixth game of the second set. He did it twice for Switzerland at the start of the third set.
Auger-Aliassime will have obtained three breakages in 15 attempts during this match. The Quebecer was in his first clash with the famous Federer within the professional circuit.
This is undoubtedly a memorable victory for Auger-Aliassime, a match that lasted an hour and 44 minutes and ended with an ace from the Quebecois. Auger-Aliassime has also totaled 13 aces during this meeting and managed to place 70% of his balls on his first serve.
For the rest of the tournament, Auger-Aliassime will face, during the quarterfinals, the winner of the duel between the German Jan-Lennard Struff and the American Marcos Giron.
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