Five days ago, Carlos Alcaraz was on top of the world by winning the US Open and becoming World No. 1 for the first time in his young career.
On Friday, the 19-year-old Spaniard was knocked down a peg.
Felix Auger-Aliassime upset Alcaraz in the Davis Cup in Valencia today, winning 6-7(3) 6-4 6-2 after dropping the first set.
Felix flies! 🤩🇨🇦
Auger-Aliassime fights back from a setdown to win an exhilarating match 6-7(3) 6-4 6-2 🙌#davis cup #by Rakuten | | @Tennis Canada pic.twitter.com/L00cHqWrIL
— Davis Cup (@DavisCup) September 16, 2022
The turning point of the match came in the second set when Auger-Aliassime broke Alcaraz’s serve to take a 5-4 lead. The Canadian broke Alcaraz’s serve twice in the third set, the first time he made it 1-0 and the second he made it 4-1.
🇨🇦 @felix tennis Burning 🔥#davis cup #by Rakuten | | @Tennis Canada pic.twitter.com/Mtv5P4Gc9f
— Davis Cup (@DavisCup) September 16, 2022
A win in this match brought the Davis Cup draw between Canada and Spain to 1-1 before Auger-Aliassime and Vasek Pospisil secured a best-of-three win for Canada in doubles.
Canada currently leads Group B in the Davis Cup with a 2-0 record.
can. you. Believe please.
Vasek Pospisil and Félix Auger-Aliassime made a monumental comeback to win today. @davis cup Same with Spain! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
pic.twitter.com/SHMA86HcsD— Tennis Canada (@TennisCanada) September 16, 2022
The win was a great comeback for Auger-Aliassime, who dropped five places in the ATP World Rankings after an upset in the second round of the US Open. The Montreal native is currently his 13th-ranked Canadian player in the world on the Men’s Tour.
