Australian Open: Jiri Lehecka also shocks Auger-Aliassime!
Jiri Lehecka (ATP No. 71) continues his strong Australian Open 2023: In the round of 16, the 21-year-old Czech also beat Felix Auger-Aliassime, number 7 in the world.
by Florian Goosmann
last edit: Jan 22, 2023, 09:22 am
In the end it was 4: 6, 6: 3, 7: 6 (2), 7: 6 (3) for the youngster, who continues to cause a sensation in Melbourne. Before that, he had already taken seeded Borna Coric and Cameron Norrie out of the tournament - especially the victory over the in-form Briton was a big surprise.
So now the success against "FAA", who had recently performed better after a slow start to the tournament. But against Lehecka it was over.
Lehecka is now in the top 40
Thanks to his success, Lehecka will now be among the top 40 for the first time. And the path doesn't have to be over yet, although it doesn't get any easier: In the quarter-finals it's against the winner of the game between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Jannik Sinner.
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