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TOKYO — It was far from the performance Felix Auger-Aliassime was hoping for in his Olympic debut.
The 20-year-old Auger-Aliassime never got into any kind of rhythm, except for a three-game winning streak that saw him go from down 1-3 to up 4-3 in the second set."It's difficult to explain," said the ninth-seeded Auger-Aliassime a few minutes after the loss."You have to give credit to Max for playing such a good match. Even if he's more of a doubles player, he's dangerous, he serves well.
"I played with confidence," said Purcell."I just had two great tournaments in singles. I won a Challenger just last week. But it was short-lived. The two players exchanged serves until the tiebreaker, where Auger-Aliassime fell flat. “In the second set I started to serve better, but it was almost too late. He had gained confidence, he was leading the game and I was going through it. I tried to find solutions, but it didn't work out."
"It’s not easy for anybody, adjusting at the last second," said Frank Dancevic, Auger-Aliassime's coach."You think you're going to play one guy and somebody else comes, a different game style than Andy. So it was just a little bit of mental adjustment."
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