Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime falls to American Taylor Fritz at ATP Finals
TURIN, Italy — Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime dropped a 7-6 (4), 6-7 (5), 6-2 decision to American Taylor Fritz on Thursday at the ATP Finals.
Fritz earned his first service break of the match midway through the deciding set and went on to complete the victory in two hours 44 minutes.
With the win, he locked up a spot in Saturday’s semifinals against Serbia’s Novak Djokovic. Auger-Aliassime was eliminated from the eight-man competition.
Both players entered with 1-1 records on the indoor hardcourt at the Pala Apitour after wins over Spain’s Rafael Nadal and losses to Norway’s Casper Ruud.