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Auger-Aliassime Outserves Davidovich in Five-Set Wimbledon Marathon

Serving power and stamina carried Auger-Aliassime through a roughly four-and-a-half-hour match to a quarterfinal against Novak Djokovic.

Overview

  • Felix Auger-Aliassime beat Alejandro Davidovich in five sets, closing the match 7-6(4), 6-7(6), 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-1 after about four and a half hours of play.
  • Auger-Aliassime’s serve proved decisive, with coverage describing his service game as virtually unbreakable and central to preventing Davidovich from gaining momentum.
  • The match featured a prolonged, highly praised rally late in the contest that commentators called one of the best points of the tournament and tested both players’ endurance.
  • Davidovich rallied to force a fifth set and showed renewed confidence under coach Pepo Clavet, but he ran out of energy in the final set and was eliminated.
  • Auger-Aliassime now advances to the Wimbledon quarterfinals to face Novak Djokovic, keeping him on track as one of the tournament favorites and raising expectations for a deep run.