From 2-2, the match belonged to Auger-Aliassime. On his second break point, he punished his opponent’s short ball with an inside-out forehand winner. He then recovered from 0-40 to deny Musetti his three looks at breaking in the contest—two with outright winners—to consolidate.
In the second set, Auger-Aliassime swept the final four games to sail through to his 10th quarterfinal of the season. All in all, Auger-Aliassime produced 24 winners to 17 unforced errors and went 20 for 25 at the net. In fitting fashion, he sunk the eighth seed with back-to-back aces.
“I felt like I was playing fast but I was seeing the game slow. It’s weird, you get these type of nights. I’ve been trying to work my way there,” he told ATP Media afterwards.
“To execute it live on a match court at this stage against an opponent like this is different story than a practice. I’m very pleased because to play like this, it means things are coming along nicely.”
