Roger Federer was eliminated in the second round of Halle by Félix Auger-Aliassime in three sets. The 71st victory for the Swiss in Halle is fading. The Swiss had never lost in the second round of the historic German event and had already passed 70 wins in five tournaments, but on the other side of the net he found a brave Félix Auger-Aliassime, who despite many chances spoiled in the first and second set, he won back with the final score of 4-6, 6-3, 6.
Both players got off to a good start and left the crumbs for their opponent. The first to concede break points was Federer, who however recovered from 15-40 thanks to a winning serve and an ace. In the next match, the 20-time Grand Slam champion then thundered Auger-Aliassime with an incredible backhand pass.
The Canadian didn’t give up and at 4-5 he got two consecutive break points again, but Federer wasn’t intimidated: he first resent the message to the sender, then closed the set with delicious serve and fly. In the second half of the game, the Swiss saved himself again with his serve, this time 0-40, but you never scored in response.
The break that extended the match came in Game 6, when Auger-Aliassime surprised Federer with a very deep response. In the final and decisive set, Federer appeared physically rather in difficulty and struggled to keep up with his rival.
The Canadian got the double break in minutes, taking advantage of two bad mistakes by Federer: the first with the backhand, the second with the volley from the forehand.
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