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Finally, and now 22, Félix Auger-Aliassime took the court before his friends and family and hometown fans, as he took on a challenging task in Yoshihito Nishioka.
Nishioka first beat FAA when he was just 14, in the quarterfinals of a Challenger in Granby.
He beat him in a heartbreaker at Indian Wells. And he ousted him in the first round of Roland Garros a couple of years ago.
But FAA had the crowd. And he pulled it out.
As for the carnage of losing the top two seeds, that’s a whole ‘nother story.
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Omnium Banque Nationale
Location: Montreal, Canada
Category: ATP Masters 1000
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Aug. 8 – 14, 2022
Prize money: $$6,573,785
Draws: S56 – D28
Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022
Final results
Singles, second round
[6] Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) vs. [SE] Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) 76 (6) 64
Nick Kyrgios (AUS) def [1] Daniil Medvedev 67 (2) 64 62
Tommy Paul (USA) def [2] Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) 67 (4) 76 (7) 63
[Q] Jack Draper (GBR) def. [3] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 75 76 (4)
Daniel Evans (GBR) def [5] Andrey Rublev 64 64
Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) def [12] Diego Schwartzman (ARG) 64 62
Alex de Minaur (AUS) def [15] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 76 (4) 75
[4] Casper Ruud (NOR) def. Alex Molcan (SVK) 76 (3) 63
[7] Jannik Sinner (ITA) def [Q] Adrian Mannarino (FRA) 26 64 62
[9] Cameron Norrie (GBR) def Botic van de Zandschulp (NED) 61 62
[10] Taylor Fritz (USA) def. Frances Tiafoe (USA) 57 61 64
[13] Marin Cilic (CRO) def Karen Khachanov 63 62
[14] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) def. Jenson Brooksby (USA) 75 61
[17] Gael Monfils (FRA) def. Maxime Cressy (USA) 76 (10) 76 (6)
Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) def. Holger Rune (DEN) 60 63
Doubles, first round
Benjamin Bonzi / Gael Monfils (FRA) def. [WC] Vasek Pospisil (CAN) / Jannik Sinner (ITA) 46 62 [10-8]
Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini (ITA) def. [WC] Liam Draxl / Cleeve Harper (CAN) 64 61
Harri Heliovaara (FIN) / Lloyd Glasspool (GBR) def [7] Ivan Dodig (CRO) / Austin Krajicek (USA) 64 62
Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) / Andres Molteni (ARG) def [8] Juan Sebastian Cabal / Robert Farah (COL) 75 61
[5] Nikola Mektic / Mate Pavic (CRO) def [PR] Nicolas Mahut / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) 36 64 [10-7]
Alex de Minaur (AUS) / Cameron Norrie (GBR) def. [ALT] Francisco Cerundolo / Diego Schwartzman (ARG) 75 60
Ariel Behar (URU) / Gonzalo Escobar (ECU) def. Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) / Marcelo Melo (BRA) 62 76 (4)
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