Montreal's Auger-Aliassime turfed in third-round action at Indian Wells

He had just one ace to five double faults and only won 54.3 per cent of his first-serve points.

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Published Mar 10, 2024 • 1 minute read

Montreal’s Félix Auger-Aliassime serves against Carlos Alcaraz, of Spain, at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells, Calif., on Sunday, March 10, 2024. Photo by Mark J. Terrill /AP

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Canada’s Félix Auger-Aliassime was eliminated from the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday, falling 6-2, 6-3 in third-round play to Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz.

The Montreal native had just one ace to five double faults and only won 54.3 per cent of his first-serve points.

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Auger-Aliassime, ranked 31st in the world, also failed to break on his one opportunity.

Alcaraz hit three aces to one double fault and won 78.1 per cent of his first-serve points.

The world No. 2 also broke on four of his seven chances.

It was the fifth time the two had played against each other. Auger-Aliassime holds a 3-2 career record against Alcaraz, having now dropped two in a row to the 20-year-old Spaniard.

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