young German sensation Justin Engel<\/a> in the quarterfinals. The 17-year-old German recently became the second youngest player post-1990 to win a match on each of the three surfaces at the ATP level–the youngest being Rafael Nadal. However, his dream run at the BOSS Open came to an end after Auger-Aliassime beat him in straight sets.<\/p>\nThe first set was a neck-and-neck one with both players doing well to hold serve forcing it to go into a tiebreak. The Canadian stepped up his game from there on and sealed the breaker 7-3. He then wasn’t going to let his level drop as an early break of serve meant that he was in the driver’s seat. The final score read in favor of the Canadian 7-6 6-3.<\/p>\n
It’s an ideal start to the grass season for Auger-Aliassime after poor outings on hard and clay surfaces. The much anticipated question, though, is can he continue this good form. Auger-Aliassime will next face American and second seed Taylor Fritz. It won’t be an easy encounter for the Canadian. Keeping his inconsistencies in mind in recent times, the odds will be in favor of Fritz. However, it is very important for Auger-Aliassime to turn the tables here as the promise he came with as a youngster is fading away a little every year.<\/p>\n
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