Auger-Aliassime has improved his ranking to 57th in the world after a string of strong results in recent weeks, but still had to qualify because his ranking wasn’t high enough at the entry deadline…
MIAMI — Canadian qualifier Felix Auger-Aliassime rallied for a 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 win over fellow qualifier Casper Ruud of Norway in a first-round match at the Miami Open on Thursday.
The 18-year-old from Montreal notched six breaks after a slow start and won 78 per cent of his points on first serve, as compared to just 62 per cent for Ruud. Auger-Aliassime has improved his ranking to 57th in the world after a string of strong results in recent weeks, but still had to qualify because his ranking wasn’t high enough at the entry deadline.Auger-Aliassime will be joined in the second round by No. 12 seed Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont., and No. 20 seed Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., who received first-round byes.
On the women’s side, 18-year-old Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., was facing Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania in a first-round match on Thursday. It was Andreescu’s first match since completing an improbable run to the BNP Paribas Open title on Sunday in Indian Wells, Calif.
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