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| Auger-Aliassime is playing really well at the 20205 US Open |
"Four years is a long time, even if in the span of a lifetime it's also not that long. But 2021 does feel like a long time ago. I feel like I'm a different person," Auger-Aliassime said. "With the opportunity I had to start on the pro tour so young, it allows me now, with a second wind, another opportunity to find myself in the semis of a Slam. And I'm still only 25."
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| De Minaur fought hard in the over 4-hour match |
Now Auger-Aliassime is older and wiser, though in the last few years he struggled with injuries and confidence issues.
During the match he remembered the words of advice Rafael Nadal told him.
"I once asked him what the difference was between his career and that of other really good players who didn't have the same career," Auger-Aliassime said.
"He said it was the ability to win matches when he wasn't playing his best, because it gave him the opportunity to play better in the next round and to stay alive in the tournament. What you don't say is, 'Today is not my day. It'll go better next time.'
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| Auger-Aliassime kept Nadal's advice in mind |
He definitely put that counsel to practice today amid the excitement of being in the quarterfinals.
"Just a lot of nerves today through the whole match," Auger-Aliassime said after the match. "It wasn't pretty at all times but that's what grand slam matches are. Sometimes, some days you won't feel your best but I was willing to dig really deep and do everything I can to stay here, right now."
Indeed!
He will play against No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner in the semis, while Carlos Alcaraz faces Novak Djokovic.
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