Felix Auger-Aliassime squanders lead in two sets, eliminated at Australian Open

Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime is on his way home from the Australian Open blowing a two-set lead to Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina on Wednesday in Melbourne.

Auger-Aliassime took the first two sets in a tiebreaker, but Davidovich Fokina fought back to force the decider. The 25-year-old Spaniard then completed the comeback, winning 6-7 6-7 6-4 6-1 6-3 to leapfrog Auger-Aliassime less than a week after winning the Adelaide International when he took part in first major of the year.

Earlier on Wednesday, Canadian Leylah Annie Fernandez advanced past Cristina Bucsa 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 despite dropping the opening set. She will play third seed Coco Gauff in the third round.

Gauff is unbeaten in seven matches so far in 2025, earning a straight set victory over Jodie Anna Burrage on Wednesday.

Both Denis Shapovalov and Gabriel Diallo, the other two Canadians still alive in singles play in Australia, play their respective second-round matches on Wednesday night.

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