Felix Auger Aliassime tops Yoshihito Nishioka 6-3 6-4 in the quarter in Cologne on Friday. Auger-Aliassime will clash against Diego Sebastian Schwartzman in the semifinal.
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Nishioka got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Auger-Aliassime in the 1st game (1-0). However, Auger-Aliassime succeeded in coming back to break the Japanese 3 times in the 2nd (1-1), in the 4th (2-2) and in the 8th (5-3) game before winning the set (6-3).
The Canadian converted 42% of his break points (3/7). He had 7 break points opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 0-40 and 15-40), the 4th (1-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8th game (4-3 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, Yoshihito converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had his opportunities in the 0th (1-1- 30-40 and 40-A), the 3rd (1-1 30-40) and the 5th game (2-2 40-A and 40-A).
They played 68 points. Auger-Aliassime conquered the set after winning 8 more points than Yoshihito (38-30). The Canadian lost 20 points on serve (23-20). In addition, on the other side, Yoshihito conceded 15 points on serve (10-15).
Auger-Aliassime conquered a leading position at the beginning of the set after breaking Nishioka in the 1st game (1-0). That break was the key for Felix to win the set (6-4) since there were no other breaks anymore.
Felix converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40) and the 3rd game (2-0 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Nishioka wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 1st game (0-0 40-A).
They played 56 points. Felix was the one to win the set after conquering 4 points more than Yoshihito (30-26). The Canadian dropped 8 points on serve (22-8). On the other side, the Japanese conceded 8 points on serve (18-8).
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Auger-Aliassime scored 68 points vs. the Japanese’s 56.
Felix blasted 11 aces and he committed 4 double faults. Auger-Aliassime won this match even if he had a tough time converting his break points since he converted only 40% (4/10) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Nishioka was struggling when converting his break points (only 33% – 2/6). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this encounter, the head to head between Auger-Aliassime and Nishioka is 1-3 for Yoshihito.
Highlights Felix Auger Aliassime vs. Yoshihito Nishioka bett1HULKS Championships – Cologne
Draw and next match H2H: Felix Auger Aliassime vs. Diego Sebastian Schwartzman – stats
Auger-Aliassime will square off with Sebastian Schwartzman in the semifinal.
There is no head to head record between Felix Auger Aliassime and Diego Sebastian Schwartzman since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Tennis Scores in Cologne
- Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (6-3 6-4) – Stats and score progression
- Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (2-6 7-63 6-1) – Stats and score progression
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Gilles SimonSimon (6-3 0-6 6-4) – Stats and score progression
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (6-4 6-75 6-4) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Jannik SinnerSinner (0-1) – H2H details and stats
- Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman (0-0) – H2H details and stats
