Canadian tennis player Felix Auger-Aliassime faced a defeat against American Frances Tiafoe in the fourth round of the Cincinnati Open. Despite serving 13 aces, Auger-Aliassime struggled with 37 unforced errors, while Tiafoe, the 17th seed, made only 16 errors and secured the win in one hour and 40 minutes. Additionally, in doubles action, Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Czech player Barbora Krejcikova lost to the Czech duo of Linda Noskova and Marie Bouzkova after a tight 6-3, 1-6, 10-7 match. Dabrowski, typically paired with Luisa Stefani, played alongside a different partner due to Stefani’s ongoing elbow injury.
