He has already raised the title in Monte Carlo and in Barcelona, in this exciting and open Open Banc Sabadell, he is still firmly in search of a new final. The Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas went to the quarterfinals without too much trouble, a round in which the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime will be measured, which also settled their duel on the fast track. Both have met five times on the ATP circuit with three wins for the Greek, curiously the last three.
Tsitsipas, number five in the world, had to battle against Australian Alex de Minaur (7-5 and 6-3), who did not give his arm to twist and took the first set to the limit. The Greek does not overwhelm on the track, but always maintains a constant rhythm, which leads him to make few mistakes and always take the initiative. Thanks to that perseverance, he won 7-5 in the first set. He had never lost to the Australian before, and so on.
In the second set, Tsitsipas transformed his game into clearer dominance despite De Minaur struggling in the final points, especially when the Greek had a match ball and defended himself with a Spartan point. Finally, he could not do more to avoid the defeat of one of the top favorites to raise the Conde de Godó Tournament.
Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Alex Caparros
Auger-Aliassime wins the Canadian duel
In a fratricidal duel, between two young Canadians who already look in the top 25 in the world, Felix Auger-Aliassime He beat Denis Shapovalov again, as he had already done at the Australian Open, this time 2-6 and 2-6. The tennis player who trains under the orders of Toni Nadal entered the game like a cyclone, with a 1-5 advantage in the first set of the court Manolo santana, leaving no option to Shapovalov, in a show of confidence.
Auger-Aliassime, who after winning the young Italian Lorenzo Musetti declared that his goal is to win a title every year and be able to enter the top ten in 2021, finally beat his compatriot 2-6 in a first set in the that Shapovalov needed medical assistance due to problems with his left shoulder. Shirtless, sitting in his chair, he was cared for for a few minutes until he could continue. Despite this, he was depleted for the second round although he tried to resist.
In just 53 minutes of the game, Aliassime already dominated the second set 0-3, so the game became a mountain for Shapovalov, marked by his shoulder problems that prevented him from giving his best version, although he managed to win two games and make up a match dominated by Auger-Aliassime.