Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime is out of the National Bank Open after dropping a 6-1, 6-2 decision to Norway's Casper Ruud in quarterfinal play Friday at IGA Stadium.
Auger-Aliassime entered play without dropping a set this week but came out flat on an overcast afternoon. Ruud wrapped up the first set in a brisk 36 minutes and didn't let up from there to the disappointment of the partisan crowd.
Auger-Aliassime couldn't get on track despite vocal support from the near-capacity crowd. He was shanking more shots than usual and unforced errors seemed to come at the worst times. Auger-Aliassime was hoping to become the first Canadian to reach the semifinals at this event since Denis Shapovalov in 2017.
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