It was another disappointing result for the Montrealer, who hasn’t had a good match since appearing in the final in Marseille in February.
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Félix Auger-Aliassime is struggling these days, and on Wednesday he lost 6-2, 7-6 (2) to Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti in the second round of the Monte-Carlo Masters.
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Musetti, the 83rd-ranked player in the world, took an hour and 42 minutes to defeat the 21-year-old Montreal tennis player on the clay court of Rainier III. Auger-Aliassime, the ninth-ranked player in the world, is now 1-2 in his career against Musetti.
Auger-Aliassime recorded only two aces and committed as many double faults. His serve from him was broken three times in the match, while Musetti’s was broken only once. That’s what made the difference.
It was another disappointing result for Auger-Aliassime, who hasn’t had a good match since appearing in the final in Marseille in February.
He was beaten in the first round of the Indian Wells Masters, in the first round of the Miami Masters and in the second round of the Marrakech Open, earlier this month.
Musetti will now face Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman, who defeated Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics 6-0, 7-6 (4).