Felix Auger-Aliassime has to prove something important this season. The Canadian player has not particularly shone in the last year, also due to a series of physical problems that have stopped his rise and prevented him from practicing with the necessary consistency.
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Felix has started 2025 quite satisfactorily, although he did not get the result he would have liked at the 2025 Australian Open. The current world number 23 was defeated in the second round in the first Major of the new season, making a two-set lead in his match against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.
Despite the atrocious disappointment at Melbourne Park, the player from Montreal has been quite solid in the first month of 2025 with a balance of 10 wins and 2 losses. In addition, Auger-Aliassime has already won two titles in Adelaide and Montpellier respectively.
Aliassime has regained confidence
Despite being two second-rate tournaments, the former world number 6 has returned to playing excellent tennis with continuity and seems to have regained confidence after the numerous problems of 2024.
This feeling is also certified by the way he defeated American ace Kovacevic in the Montpellier ATP 250 final yesterday, prevailing in the decisive tiebreak against a player who had nothing to lose.
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"I started the year as world number 28 and I know I won't have easy draws in Grand Slam tournaments and Masters 1000," said Aliassime before moving to Rotterdam to play the prestigious ATP 500 this week.
"My first goal is to move up the ATP rankings as soon as possible and things are going well for now. I'm happy with my physical condition and my current level, but I want to keep calm and continue to work in the right way.
I have never had any major behavioral gaps during my career, I have always tried not to let myself be overwhelmed by anger or frustration. We can't control everything, so I try to focus on simple things like breathing," added the Canadian ace.
