ATP hall: betway Match of the Day - Roger Federer against Félix Auger-Aliassime
Difficult task for Roger Federer in the second round of the ATP Tour 500 tournament in HalleWestfalen. The record champion meets Félix Auger-Aliassimein the betway Match of the Day.
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last edit: Jun 16, 2021, 08:50 am
For a moment on Tuesday in HalleWestfalen it looked as if Félix Auger-Aliassime was already in the mood for the Olympic Games. Two days after he suffered the eighth defeat in his eighth final attempt in Stuttgart in solid gray, the Canadian competed against his doubles partner Hubert Hurkacz in a finely patterned red shirt. In addition, the white trousers, that already had a lot of the Canadian flag. However, the suspicion could not be confirmed: Almost at the same time, Alexander Zverev was wearing the same top on the center court. And Zverev will start with a probability of P = 1 for Germany.
In fact, the colors offered by Auger-Aliassime would have suited his next opponent: On Wednesday, the betway Match of the Day is against Roger Federer, the red tone in the Swiss flag is quite similar to that in the Canadian flag. Federer is now no longer entirely sure whether the idea with Tokyo 2021 is really good, "FAA" has confirmed in Stuttgart that he is firmly planning with the Olympics.
First meeting between Auger-Aliassime and Federer
Before that, the tournament planner set Halle, followed by Wimbledon after a one-week break. The declared main goal of Roger Federer this season. Match practice is urgently needed, including Geneva (there was one - against Pablo Andujar), Roland Garros (three wins, one retreat) and Halle (in round one with the arduous success against Ilya Ivashka) to come to ten matches . It won't play that anymore, but if Federer should play his ninth game victoriously after the long break, then that would mean the eleventh title in Halle. Takes him, the 39-year-old.
Federer and Auger-Aliassime have never matched each other, but they know each other from several training days together in Dubai two years ago. Although the 20-year-old Canadian is looking forward to meeting Federer, excessive respect is not to be expected. He is no longer eight-year-old Félix, who thinks: "Oh, hopefully one day I can play against these greats," said Auger-Aliassime after his opening success against Hurkacz in Halle.
Here the single tableau in Halle
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