Felix Auger-Aliassime’s trip to the ATP Miami came to a screeching halt in the third round after the Canadian lost in straight sets to Francisco Cerundolo, 2-6, 5-7.

Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated by Francisco Cerundolo at ATP Miami

The Canadian, who is coached by Toni Nadal and ranked No. 6 in the ATP rankings, lost to Francisco Cerundolo (31 ATP) at the end of a match that lasted one hour and 43 minutes.

Félix Auger-Alyassime lost the first set quite decisively, which the Argentine finished in just 35 minutes.

In the second act, the fight was a little more heated, but the Canadian was unable to get back into the match, although he came back from 2-4 down to lead 5-4.

So, Francisco Cerundolo is in the round of 16, where he will meet the winner of the duel between Lorenzo Sonego (59 ATP) and Francis Tiafoe (14 ATP).

The Miami Masters takes place from March 22 to April 2 on hard, has a total prize fund of $8.8 million, and the current champion and main favorite is Carlos Alcaraz.