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Auger-Aliassime drops quarterfinal match in straight sets to Coric in Cincinnati

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Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada hits a return to Borna Coric of Croatia during the Western and Southern Open tennis tournament Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, in Mason, Ohio.
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime made his return to Croatia's Borna Čoric at the Western and Southern Open. rice field. Tennis Tournament Friday, August 19, 2022 in Mason, Ohio. Photo by Aaron Doster /THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cincinnati—Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime We lost 6-4. 6-4, Borna Coric Friday in the quarterfinals of the Western & Southern Open Masters level tennis tournament.

The Montreal native threw his 12 aces against Coric's eight of his, but double-faulted five times to lose. rice field.

Ogier did not score a point for the break, but Coric broke the 22-year-old in two of his nine chances.

Auger-Aliassime, the tournament's seventh seed, defeated Alex de Minaur in the second round and Janik Sinner in the next round on Thursday.

In the quarterfinals of the men's doubles in Richmond, Ontario His Hill, native Dennis Shapovalov and partner Karen Khachanov beat Joe Salisbury and Rajeev Lam to his 1-6 6-7 (6) victory. was defeated.

Shapovalov was ruled out of his singles play after losing in straight sets to world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev on Thursday.

This Canadian Press report was first published on August 19, 2022.

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