Quebecer Félix Auger-Aliassime’s journey was shorter than expected at the Astana Open in Kazakhstan. Auger-Aliassime lost in straight sets 6-4, 7-6 to Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut in his first match at the tournament.

Auger-Aliassime won a break of service in the match, to two for Bautista Agut.

Auger-Aliassime had won the last three duels between the two players, most recently in January 2022 at the ATP Cup.

In the next round of the round of 16 he will face the winner of Pavel Kotov’s duel with Alejandro Davidovic Fokina.