Felix Auger-Alassime was defeated in the second round of the tournament in Madrid. The Toni Nadal-coached player lost in 3 sets to Dusan Lajovic 2-6, 6-3, 6-7(5).

Felix Auger-Aliassime knocked out by Dusan Lajovic in Madrid

Felix Auger-Aliassime, who is ranked 9 in the ATP hierarchy, was eliminated from the second round of the tournament in Madrid.

Tony Nadal’s student was defeated by the winner of the tournament in Banja Luka Dusan Lajovic (40 ATP) in the end of the match, which ended in two hours and 35 minutes.

The Canadian lost the first set quite decisively, managing to take only two games, but came back very well in the second set, which he won 6-3.

It came down to a deciding set where they could only be separated by a tie-break. Despite the fact that Felix Auger-Aliasime had no less than 9 aces, the Serbian won, who went to the third round of Madrid.

In the third round, Lajović will meet with Jan-Lennard Struff (65 ATP). The German advanced to the second round against Ben Shelton (38 ATP), 4-6, 7-6(4), 7-5.

The ATP Mutua Madrid Open takes place from April 25 to May 7 on clay in the Caja Magica complex. It is in the ATP 1000 category, has a total prize money of 7,705,780 euros, and the titular champion is Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz.