Felix Auger-Aliassime had smooth sailing in his match against Rafael Nadal on Tuesday at the ATP Finals, winning 6-3 6-4. One of the hot topics of that match was that Toni Nadal, Rafa’s uncle, and long-time coach, was mentoring Felix. The Canadian player was asked what Toni had told him before the match. Indeed, Felix confirmed that the Spanish coach was focusing on his tennis and he didn’t uncover any special secret about Rafa.

“We talk about the things I need to do for myself, at the end of the day he doesn’t give me [any special tips]- him or Fred. I know Rafa. I’ve seen him play. I’ve watched him play. I’ve played him before. If I play him or play Djokovic or even players that I’ve known for a long time, Fred, my coach, gives me the stats of previous matches, what has been working, what hasn’t been working, so I can have a little bit of a clear idea.

Outside of that, he [Toni] didn’t give me a secret that nobody knows. That’s it, so nothing really special. More just for me to try to give my best effort, to feel like I did everything I could when I stepped out of the court, win or lose.”

Felix Auger-Aliassime in 2022

Felix Auger-Aliassime

3 - 1win/loss

Hard

3-1

Rank
29

High
6

24 year old

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Ranked world no.6 (career-high), Felix played his last match on the 15^th of November when he defeated world no.2 Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-4 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).

At the moment, during this season the Canadian has managed to achieve an overall 57-26 match record. Felix has won 4 titles in 2022 in Rotterdam, Florence, Antwerp and Basel. Felix was the runner-up in Marseille.

the Nitto ATP Finals

Auger-Aliassime's Record

Rafael Nadal in 2022

Rafael Nadal

12 - 8win/loss

Hard

2-1

I Hard

0-1

Clay

10-6

Rank
176

High
1

38 year old

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Brisbane

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Now ranked no.2, Rafael played his last match on the 15^th of November when he was overcome by world no.6 Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3 6-4 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).

At the moment, during this season Nadal owns a compiled 38-8 record. The Spaniard clinched 4 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, Australian Open, Acapulco and French Open. Rafael was the finalist in Indian Wells.

the Nitto ATP Finals

Nadal's Record

Felix Auger-Aliassime and Rafael Nadal faced off 3 times. The head to head is 2-1 for Nadal. Before, the last time they played, Felix Auger-Aliassime won 6-3 6-4 in the round robin in Turin (Nitto ATP Finals) on the 15^th of November 2022.

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