The Tokyo Olympics 2020 have begun and the matches have started getting explosive. There have been a few upsets as well, with the latest casualty being Canada’s Felix Auger Aliassime, who lost to Australia’s Max Purcell. Despite being 175 ranks ahead of his opponent, Felix was dismissed in straight sets, 4-6, 6-7(2). 

Set 1: Australian is too heavy for Felix Auger Aliassime

As the match began, Felix Auger Aliassime did not get off to a great start. On the other hand, his Australian opponent was playing with great consistency. 

The Canadian’s service let him down during the opening set. In the end, the one break was enough for Max Purcell to clinch the set in his favor. Felix committed way too many errors, and after 48 minutes, the Australian won the set 6-4. 

Set 2: Max Purcell’s discipline comes in handy 

In the following set, the pattern continued for the Canadian player. He served five doubles faults during the entire set, clearly indicating how poor his service was during the match. 

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The number of unforced errors, too, kept mounting for Felix. Both players broke each other once; however, the set had to be decided in a tiebreaker, which Purcell won 7-2, thus winning the set 7-6(2). 

This result surely came as a shock for Felix as well as his fans. After an impressive performance at the Wimbledon Championships not long ago, the Canadian star will be highly disappointed with his himself.

Nonetheless, now that his stint in Tokyo has come to an end, he can look forward to focusing on the US Open Series. Felix has been a player who enjoys playing on the hardcourts. 

Coming back to the Olympic Games, there are other prominent names such as Novak Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev, Naomi Osaka who are headlining the event. They are tipped to go deep into the competition with the aim to win a medal. We wish them all the very best in the upcoming matches. 

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