Quebecer’s Félix Auger-Aliassime defeated Ilya Ivashka in two sets in the quarterfinals of the Marseille tournament. Reaches the semifinals for the second consecutive event, after his victory in Rotterdam last week.
Things started badly for Auger-Aliassime. The Canadian double made a mistake in the first game of the match to offer a break of service to Ivashka.
Things moved fast for Auger-Aliassime. After 2-0, he won the next five games, scoring two broken serves to finally get the first set 6-3.
Won the 2and set at 6-4. It is part of the 163and world player Roman Safiullin in the semifinals.
The Russian surprised the favorite and 4and World player Stefanos Tsitsipas in two sets earlier today.
He achieved the best performance of his career by beating the finalist Roland Garros, 6-4, 6-4, and continued with the fifth consecutive victory in Marseille.
“It’s the best win of my career. “It was already the first time I reached the quarterfinals and this is the first time I won a top-10,” said Safiullin immediately after his victory.
The other semifinalist will face the Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi, 69th in the world, surprise winner of the Russian Aslan Karatsev (15th), with the 7th in the world, Andrey Rublev.
