Young Auger-Aliassime secures quarters berth

LONDON: World No. 19 Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada came back from 2-4 down in the first and second sets, withstood an Alexander Zverev resurgence in the third and fourth set before defeating the fourth seed from Germany 6-4, 7-6(6), 3-6, 3-6, 6-4 and securing a quarterfinal berth at the Wimbledon later on Monday.

The 20-year-old will face seventh seed Matteo Berrettini of Italy in the last-eight.

Auger-Aliassime said after his five-set win over Zverev that it was a "dream come true".

"It's the biggest victory of my life, under a closed roof the atmosphere was amazing and I'm living this win with you," said Auger-Aliassime.

"It was super difficult, knowing I have never beaten him, let alone won a set against Alex," said Auger-Aliassime. "When he started to come back I really needed to dig deep and without the fans it would have been a lot tougher." Agencies

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