Jul 7, 2021
Auger-Aliassime's run comes to an end at Wimbledon quarters
Felix Auger-Aliassime's run at the All England Club has come to an end. The Canadian lost 3-6, 7-5, 5-7, 3-6 to Italian Matteo Berrettini in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon.
The Canadian Press
Matteo Berrettini became the first Italian man in 61 years to reach the Wimbledon semifinals by beating Felix Auger-Aliassime in four sets.
The seventh-seeded Berrettini won 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 on No. 1 Court against a player he called “one of my best friends on tour.”
Both players finished with more unforced errors than winners but Berrettini saved nine of the 12 break points he faced, compared to eight of 14 for Auger-Aliassime.
He is the second Italian man to ever make the last four at Wimbledon, after Nicola Pietrangeli in 1960. Berrettini also made the semis at the 2019 U.S. Open.
The 16th-seeded Auger-Aliassime, a 20-year-old from Canada, was trying to reach his first Grand Slam semifinal.
Earlier in the day, Canada's Denis Shapovalov advanced to his first Grand Slam semifinal after posting a 6-4, 3-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-4 win over Russia's Karen Khachanov on Wednesday at Wimbledon.
More to come.