Fans at IGA Stadium gave Felix Auger-Aliassime a lengthy standing ovation before his opening singles match in the National Bank Open on Wednesday. It's a good thing, because Auger-Aliassime, who finished fourth at the Paris Olympics and won bronze in mixed doubles with Gabriela Dabrowski of Ottawa, was gone 68 minutes later.
Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada waves to the crowd after losing his first round match to Flavio Cobolli of Italy at the National Bank Open tennis tournament in Montreal, Wednesday, August 7, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham HughesMONTREAL -- Fans at IGA Stadium gave Felix Auger-Aliassime a lengthy standing ovation before his opening singles match in the National Bank Open on Wednesday.
Flavio Cobolli of Italy beat Auger-Aliassime 6-3, 6-2 a day before the Montreal tennis star's 25th birthday. Canadian wild card Denis Shapovalov was also bounced in a first-round loss to American qualifier Brandon Nakashima. Shelton, seeded 11th, came back from a break down in the first set to defeat Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik 7-6 , 6-2 on Centre Court. He will next face Alexei Popyrin of Australia.
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