Felix Auger-Aliassime was fluent in the first set and overcame a mid-match lapse to clinch the third in a hard-fought first-round victory against Marcos ...
The World No. 9’s extra power continued to penetrate the Giron serve in the second set. Auger-Aliassime found his rhythm early in his third tour-level meeting with the American. The fourth seed was strong on serve and consistent from the baseline as he fired 12 winners in the first set, including four aces. Both previous tour-level meetings between Auger-Aliassime and Giron had ended with a 6-3, 6-2 scoreline in favour of the Canadian, the first of which took place in Halle at the quarter-final stage last year.
Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime moved on to the second round of the Halle Open tennis tournament with a 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 win over American Marcos Giron on ...
But Williams was among six women given a spot in the singles draw on Tuesday. In an Instagram post earlier in the day, Williams posted a photo of her white shoes on what appears to be a grass court and the message: "SW and SW19. It's a date. Williams has not competed anywhere since getting injured during the first set of her first-round match at the All England Club a year ago. Van Rijthoven and Auger-Aliassime held serve throughout the third set, resulting in a tiebreak. Auger-Aliassime will face American Mackenzie McDonald in the second round. Auger-Aliassime won the next two points on serve to cut into the lead before his Dutch opponent put the match away. The Greek player next faces Kyrgios, the Australian wild card who defeated Daniel Altmaier 6-3, 7-5.
HALLE, Germany (AP) — The second-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Benjamin Bonzi 7-6 (1), 1-6, 6-3 in the first round of the Halle Open on Tuesday, ...
The Greek player next faces Kyrgios, the Australian wild card entry who defeated Daniel Altmaier 6-3, 7-5. Kyrgios was playing for the first time since he complained of facing racist abuse from the crowd in a loss to Murray last week in the Stuttgart semifinals. HALLE, Germany (AP) — The second-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Benjamin Bonzi 7-6 (1), 1-6, 6-3 in the first round of the Halle Open on Tuesday, when there were also wins for Felix Auger-Aliassime and Nick Kyrgios.
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Sebastian Korda (USA) v Cristian Garin (CHI) [4] Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) v Marcos Giron (USA) Halle Open 2022 tennis schedule – Order of play today (Tuesday 14th June)