Tennis: the recent defeats of Félix Auger-Aliassime seen by his father

Félix Auger-Aliassime has not tasted victory on clay since returning from injury at the end of April. His father Sam also believes that these knee pains, which forced the Quebecer to skip the Monte-Carlo Masters, are not unrelated to the two setbacks suffered in his first matches, in Madrid then in Rome.

“Felix is ​​like a train. You can’t stop it”, raised the one who was the coach of the 10 for a long time.^e worldwide, following a press conference on the subject of the association between the Aliassime Academy and the French bank BNP Paribas.

“After an injury, it’s a bit difficult, the return, he also noted. When you return to competition, you have to find your bearings. But there is no doubt that it will be replaced.”

Sam Aliassime will join his 22-year-old son in Lyon on Monday, where Félix has accepted an invitation from the organizers to play a little more tennis on ocher before heading to Roland-Garros, the second major tournament in the season.

Félix, “complicated to follow”

Before last year and his round of 16 against a certain Rafael Nadal, whom he pushed to the limit of five sets, the Quebecer had never had success in the big picture in Paris.

But Mr. Aliassime does not believe that clay poses more difficulties for his boy.

“My son is a very complicated player to follow! I explain to you: I remember, [en 2019], he arrived on clay, and he dominated them all. The Argentines, the Spaniards, by imposing a style of play, “said the director of the Aliassime Academy, referring in particular to the results obtained by “FAA” in Rio.

“The next day, it was written:” The new way of playing on clay, “continued Sam Aliassime. Then, the following year, he did anything! It is difficult to follow, therefore. But this What reassures me is that he has confidence in his abilities. He is a player who can do everything, but who can also do things that no one expects.