The second-round meeting between Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime had to be suspended during the first set, and was later moved to a different court. Here’s why.
The Australian Open’s ‘party court’ has wreaked havoc again with the second round clash between Felix Auger-Aliassime and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina suspended due to the unbearable noise late on Wednesday night.
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime is headed home from the Australian Open, blowing a two-set lead to Spain Alejandro Davidovich Fokina Wednesday in Melbourne.
Canadian Leylah Fernandez overcame a first-set loss and rain delay to reach the third round while Felix Auger-Aliassime's Australian Open bid ended Wednesday.
Auger-Aliassime controlled the match, firing 19 aces to Struff’s 15 and committing just one double fault to Struff’s four
Unbearable noise forced a match close to the Australian Open's polarizing "party court" to be moved, but the men playing in front of "extremely drunk" fans said they loved the atmosphere. A second-round clash between Felix Auger-Aliassime and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina was briefly suspended on Wednesday night in the opening set at Melbourne Park.
Felix Auger-Aliassime (No. 29 ranking) will take on Sebastian Korda (No. 22) in the final at the Great Ocean Road Open on Saturday, January 11. His most recent time out, Auger-Aliassime fell to ...
Rowdy fans at the Australian Open’s so-called “Party Court” — a venue equipped with a bar — grew so loud that a nearby match was moved to a different arena.
Fernandez dropped the opening set to Cristina Bucsa but bounced back to win 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, while Auger-Aliassime dropped a 6-7 (9), 6-7 (7), 6-4, 6-1, 6-3 decision to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
Canadian Leylah Fernandez overcame a first-set loss and rain delay to reach the third round while Felix Auger-Aliassime’s Australian Open bid ended Wednesday.
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime gets the better ... of his first-serve points and broke Struff eight times. Auger-Aliassime will face Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the second round.
Leylah Annie Fernandez came through to reach the third round of the Australian Open on Wednesday, but Felix Auger-Aliassime was defeated.