Felix Auger-Aliassime Sets Up US Open Semi-final Showdown With Jannik Sinner

 

Felic Auger-Aliassime is set to meet the US Open defending champion, Jannik Sinner in the semi-final after winning the quarterfinal match against Alex de Minaur. 

It was a hard-earned semi-final for the player, who battled through three tie-break to oust the Australian in four sets by 4-6, 7-7(7), 7-5, 7-6(4). Meanwhile, in the previous round, the Canadian had a dominating match against Andrew Rubley, whom he outperformed in straight sets to reach the quarter-finals. 

With the semi-finals at hand, the Canadian is faced with the uphill task of making his maiden US Open final, facing the world number one in the semi-final. However, he reached his first US Open semi-final in 2021, but lost to Daniil Medvedev. 

How Felix Auger-Aliassime Fared Against Jannik In Previous Meetings? 

Jannik is the top seed in this championship, making him the man to beat. The world number one won two previous Grand Slams - the Australian Open and Wimbledon. Meanwhile, Jannik only defeated the Canadian in their previous encounter in the Cincinnati Masters, while Felix won the previous three. 

Jannik being the defending cmpion might give him the upper hand. Just as Felix, the match will be the Italian's second US Open semi-final appearance. So far this season, he has reached the final of all previous three Grand Slam , losing only the French Open to Carlos Alcaraz. 

Making an appearance in the final would be the second consecutive time for Jannik, qnd winning the championship will make him the first Italian player to ever win the US Open back-to-back. However, whoever wins between both players will face either Novak Djokovic or Carlos Alcaraz in the final.