Third seed Felix Auger-Aliassime continued his title charge at the ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament on Thursday. Today we will discuss about Felix Auger-Aliassime: Today| Parents| Titles| Ethnicity
Felix Auger-Aliassime: Today| Parents| Titles| Ethnicity
Félix Auger-Aliassime (French pronunciation: [felix oʒe aljasim] born 8 August 2000) is a Canadian professional tennis player. He is the second youngest player to be ranked in the top 20 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), and has a career-high singles ranking of No. 9, which he achieved on 10 January 2022, and a doubles ranking of No. 60. . , achieved on 1 November 2021. He has eight runners-up titles in singles and one doubles title on the ATP Tour.
| Country (sports) |  Canada |
|---|---|
| Residence | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| Born | August 8, 2000 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Turned pro | 2017 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Guillaume Marx Frédéric Fontang Toni Nadal |
| Prize money | US$5,923,135 |
Today
Ninth-seeded Felix Auger-Aliasime escaped a major scare on Tuesday, defeating Emil Rusuvuori 6-4, 0-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to enter the second round of the Australian Open Did. ,
The 21-year-old arrived in Melbourne after helping guide Team Canada to the ATP Cup title in Sydney earlier this month. Although the eight-time Tour-level titleist was tested to the limit against Rusuvuori, the 26 winners found their way to victory after three hours and 43 minutes in their first ATPHead2Head meeting.
“It was not easy today,” Auger-Aliassim said at the post-match press conference. “Dealing with different conditions than the last few days, quite cold, windy too. I think there was a part of getting into that. My opponent played a great match. I always thought about him a lot. He analyzed me And asked to reconsider what I was doing at times in the match because he was playing well.
Parents
Felix Auger Aliasim’s parents are father Sam Aliasim and mother Mary Auger. Sam is Togolese and Mary is Canadian.
In a 2019 interview with ESPN, the tennis player revealed that her parents wanted both she and her sister, Malika Auger Aliasim, to have surnames to reflect their dual heritage.
In the same interview, Auger Aliasime opened up about how his parents supported his love for the sport.
Titles
Felix Auger-Aliassim, who began his Wimbledon campaign on Tuesday, is the youngest player in the top 20 of men’s professional tennis. The 20-year-old Canadian is set to lead the game after the Big Three of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer retire. As a teenager, he was already following in their footsteps, becoming the youngest ATP Tour finalist since Nadal in 2004–05.
Now if only Auger-Aliassime could win the tournament final.
