Tough loss

Auger-Aliassime defeats Tien in Halle

7-6(5) 5-7 6-7(5)

Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Learner Tien 6-7(5) 7-5 7-6(5) in the round of 16 at the ATP Halle tournament on grass. Auger-Aliassime dropped the opening set in a tiebreak before breaking back through the second, then the deciding set again went to a tiebreak, which Auger-Aliassime closed out 7-5. The win moved his head-to-head record against Tien to 2-0 across two career meetings.

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Why this one matters

A loss in a 1/8 finals match at Halle on grass courts still belongs in the profile because it maps the edges of the current version: which stages stretch the game, where matchups ask different questions, and what has to sharpen before the next run.

  • Lost 7-6(5) 5-7 6-7(5) in three tiebreaks
  • Pushed Auger-Aliassime to deciding set at Halle
  • Two tiebreak losses in opening and final set

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