Auger-Aliassime passes Minaur after 4 hours and 10 minutes and is in the semifinals!

Stake: a place in the semifinals where Felix Auger-aliassime It was also found, right at the US Open, in 2021, and where Alex de Minaur aspired to reach, counting the major “quarters” reached and reaching 6. The two opponents of the inaugural match on the “Arthur Ashe” arena on the 11th day have been known since they were only 15-16 years old.

A period when the Canadian put an additional victory, 3-2, as well as in the professional circuit, 2-1 before the duel in the quarterfinals at Flushing Meadows 2025.

It was then about Felix's superior aggression, which annihilated Alex's extraordinary movement and his iron defense. Coordinates kept over time, with the additions necessary to perform among the world's best players. They faced all the surfaces, but only the Canadian had won.

Alex de Minaur, firm start of the match

It seemed that it was the turn of the player from Antipozi to change this statistical remark when he awarded his first set with 6-4 in 49 minutes. An inaugural act in which Auger-Aliassime had a single stupid service, lost at 15, and this cost expensive. In vain did he immediately procured two chances of re-break, the iron strength and the elastic legs of Minaur had taken action.

These are the qualities they had put into relief and felix before their dispute. “His strengths have always been the movement and quality to keep the ball in the game and to depreciate the speed at which the other would play. Although it is interesting that he visibly added the step in front, so is where it is today and his game is more complete“Said Auger.

As for him, he impressed in the matches played in the tournament through an almost vintage style of tireless attack, supported on the fluidity of executions and the feline running of his long limbs. It is what has rediscovered since the second set. Everything at the shelter of a first service that did not disappoint, once put in the field: 87% efficiency.

Alex de Minaur in action at the US Open Photo: Imago Images

Felix Auger-Aliassime's return

A dog duel, at the limit, threw the two in the tie-break, after a break of breaks earlier. He had Felix 2-0, then Alex 4-2, missing a set of set at 6-5. After all, Auger-Aliassime, 9-7, was imposed, in only the second decisive game played by them in the big circuit. And a set that tested their muscles, the pulse, the breath for an hour and a half.

Almost an hour lasted the fourth act, one in which he led the Canadian with 5-3, but put the “awarded” paraphrase only by 7-5. De Minaur took a locker pause and returned fresh and active. For five games, almost nothing wrong. 100% successful on the first service, tab points, converted break balls.

Back-to-back-to-back top 15 wins at a slam.

Felix auger-aliassi is back. pic.twitter.com/89wova7wq6

– US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 3, 2025

Even when he served to send the match decisively at 5-4, Auger-Aliassime delivered the most incisive and cruel return rang: re-break to zero and a small blossom smile in the corner of the mouth. After all, another tie-break, when 4 hours had already been rounded. In total, seven mini-breaks, but a strength and length of the upper balls from Auger-Aliassime's rocket. 7-4 and a second semifinal of Grand Slam for Canadian, greeted with the right arm and a smile. Great.

Many emotions today, so are the Grand Slam matches, I wanted to stay there, to fight. I feel incredible, 4 heavy years have passed, but I am glad to be in the semifinals here. It's still tennis to play, I'm here for the challenge that follows on Friday – Felix Auger-aliassime

The Canadian opponent in the semifinals will be the winner of the hundred percent Italian duel Jannik Sinner and Lorenzo Musetti.