Auger-Aliassime Puts up Tough Fight Against Sinner in US Open

Sinner (left) beat Auger-Aliassime to meet Alcaraz in final

In the end Italian Jannik Sinner prevailed, but Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime put up a damn good fight in Arthur Ashe Stadium at the US Open that lasted three hours and 21 minutes. The final score was 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 and the crowd was cheering on Auger-Aliassime when he came back from the devastating first set to climb back, win a set and then hang on as much as he could literally to the end.

The fourth set was going the Canadian's way, 2-1 at first, but then several double faults and enforced errors led to Sinner leading 4-2. Auger-Aliassime dug deep and managed to get one more point before the Italian completed the set 6-4.

He fought for as many points as he could

Auger-Aliassime, ranked No. 25 has played Sinner several times before, and one has to imagine how intimidating it could be playing against the world's No. 1 seed. But the Montrealer managed to keep up and had a few zinger shots that excited the crowd and one could see the delight on his face and a few fist pumps to keep him going.

"I just want to take a moment to soak in the tournament and everything that was good," Auger-Aliassime told the media after the game.

"You obviously build your future with what's good in you, and then you try to improve a little bit, step by step. So I'm just trying to take that all in.

"We were fighting out there. We had some good points. I was going toe to toe at times, some sets dominating. Of course, I feel competitive, but the future will tell how close I am [to Sinner's level]."

After the second set that Auger-Aliassime won, Sinner left the court for medical attention and it turns out later he had abdominal issues. But Sinner managed to keep going, but had to fight for points and Auger-Aliassime faltered a few times with double faults and some enforced errors.

Dabrowski (left) and Routliffe won doubles

Sinner now faces Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday in the final.

Nevertheless it was a fantastic match for the Canadian and we're so proud of how far he's gone at the US Open. What a way to close out the season!

Canadians didn't lose out completely -- Ottawa native Gabriela Dabrowski and her partner Erin Routliffe won the women's doubles today, the second time in three years. 

They defeated American Taylor Townsend and Czechia's Katerina Siniakova 6-4, 6-4.