Three things which stood out in Felix Auger-Aliassime's win over Carlos Alcaraz in Davis Cup 2022 × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Tennis Davis Cup 2022 Listicle

Davis Cup 2022 Three things which stood out in Felix Auger-Aliassime s win over Carlos Alcaraz

By Subhadeep Roy Modified 20 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Felix Auger-Aliassime played attacking tennis to beat the world no. 1 Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada beat Carlos Alcaraz of Spain in a Davis Cup World Group tie to help his country move to the top of Group B on Friday in Valencia. The hosts suffered a shock defeat as the 19-year-old Alcaraz lost his first match as the World No. 1. Davis Cup@DavisCupThe pure emotion of the Davis Cup

#DavisCup #byRakuten @TennisCanada37153The pure emotion of the Davis Cup #DavisCup #byRakuten @TennisCanada https://t.co/o16YfM9M2I The match lasted for almost three hours as Felix Auger-Aliassime held on to register an important win against Carlos Alcaraz. Here's a look at three things that stood out in the match:

#1 Carlos Alcaraz won a close first set that went into a tie-break

Both players managed to hold their serve throughout the first set as it went into a tie-breaker. However, their respective approaches to the game was different. Carlos Alcaraz stayed on the baseline and went for point construction, while Felix Auger-Aliassime relied on his powerful playing style to shorten the rallies. The Spaniard also targeted Auger-Aliassime’s backhand and there were a lot of crosscourt backhand exchanges. The Canadian often played the second set after his serve from an advanced court position as Alacraz struggled to land his returns deep. He kept rushing the net to finish the points with volleys and Alcaraz tried to play lobs over the head of the Canadian. Auger-Aliassime showed great agility to hit a few overhead smashes to finish points. However, it was the US Open champion who managed to take a decisive lead in the tie-break courtesy of a few unforced errors by the Canadian. He then went on to win the tie-break to draw the first blood.

#2 Felix Auger-Aliassime came up with brilliant tennis to win the second set

Felix Auger-Aliassime was unperturbed by the reversal in the first set and continued to serve with great venom in the second set. He finally managed to get the first break of the match in the ninth game of the second set and then served out the set. Carlos Alcaraz tried to move Auger-Aliassime from side to side by playing the angles frequently in the second set, but the Canadian displayed good court coverage. He also kept hitting a lot of volley winners to take the attack to the Spaniard, as the latter started looking a bit exhausted as the match progressed.

#3 Auger-Aliassime walked away with the final set

Auger-Aliassime started the third set from where he left off in the second and broke Alcaraz in the first game itself. He then broke Alcaraz again to register a convincing win in the end. By the beginning of the third set, the Spaniard was struggling to move swiftly and also started to commit unforced errors more frequently. Auger-Aliassime kept serving his way out of trouble repeatedly in the match. Alcaraz had seven break-point opportunities in the match, but could convert none of them. Auger-Aliassime saved a couple of break points in the eighth game of the third set – first with an ace and then with a down-the-line forehand winner. Auger-Aliassime hit 39 winners in the match, a considerable portion of which came through volleys, against Alcaraz’s 21. He committed only 18 unforced errors in the match against Carlos Alcaraz's 21 and won a whopping 81% of the points on his first serve. Also Checkout:- Davis Cup 2022 Results Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Anirudh × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout No Results Found Get the free App now Manage notifications Popular ‍ Sports (30+) CricketCricket HomeScheduleT20 World CupT20 warm upIND vs SAENG vs PAKAUS vs ENGLegends LeagueECS T10 CroatiaWBBL 2022ECC T10SMAT 2022Bukhatir LeagueNZ T20 Tri-SeriesWomen's Asia Cup 2022ECT10 FootballFootball HomeNewslettersSK Experts ScheduleEPLNations LeagueLa LigaLigue 1Champions LeagueFIFA WCMLS Bundesliga Serie A WWEWWE HomeNewslettersRumor RoundupRAWSmackDownResultsRosterChampionsWWE Crown Jewel 2022PPV ScheduleAEW EsportsEsports HomeMinecraftOverwatch 2RobloxGenshin ImpactFortniteGTAStreamersFree FirePUBGValorantBGMIPop CultureAnimeGaming TechWiki Guides TennisTennis HomeTennis calendarTennis Results TodayATP RankingsWTA RankingsRoger FedererRafael NadalNovak DjokovicSerena Williams MMAMMA HomeUFC NewsONE ChampionshipUFC Fight NightScheduleRankingsResultsUFC Fights TonightONE Championship ResultsONE Championship ScheduleONE Championship Rankings KabaddiKabaddi HomePKL 2022PKL SchedulePKL Points TableKabaddi Rules WikiWiki HomeMinecraft WikiNaruto WikiTikTok WikiYoutube WikiGTA WikiTerraria WikiOne Piece Wiki MoreSportsBasketballIndian FootballNFLMinecraftFormula 1NascarPop CultureCollege FootballHockeyGolfAthleticsBadmintonGymnasticsWrestlingSwimmingTennisShootingBoxingArcheryWinter SportsRobloxFree PicksSkateboardingKho KhoLifestyle LINKS About Us Write For Us Policies Editorial Standards Journalism Awards Fact Check Affiliate Program Careers CSR Privacy Policy Contact Us Edition: English हिन्दी