Auger-Aliassime’s woes continue as the birthday boy falls to Purcell in first round at Toronto

Australian qualifier Max Purcell won against Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, the No 10 seed, 6-4, 6-4 to reach the second round of the Toronto Masters at the Aviva Centre on Tuesday night.

Purcell, ranked No 78, will face Andy Murray next.

The victory spoiled Auger-Aliassime’s 23rd birthday party on home soil. The Canadian is in the midst of a difficult stretch – his losing streak hits four matches and he has not won a match since May in Lyon, as injury struggles and low confidence have held him back.

Down goes the 10th seed 👇

Max Purcell gets a career best win taking out Auger-Aliassime 6-4 6-4!#NBO23 pic.twitter.com/s2dN0NnNT4

— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) August 9, 2023

Toronto Masters, other first-round matches (Aviva Centre, hard, USD 6,600,000):

• Gabriel Diallo (WC) beat Daniel Evans: 7-6 (4), 7-5
• Alex De Minaur beat Cameron Norrie (11): 7-5, 6-4
• Aleksandar Vukic (LL) beat Borna Coric (14): 6-2, 6-3
• Alexander Zverev (13) beat Tallon Griekspoor: 6-4, 7-6 (3)
• Mackenzie McDonald beat Aslan Karatsev: 6-3, 6-4
• Ugo Humbert beat Nicolas Jarry: 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
• Andy Murray beat Lorenzo Sonego: 7-6 (3), 6-0
• Sebastian Korda beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry: 6-3, 6-2
• Marcos Giron (Q) beat Emil Ruusuvuori: 7-6 (4), 7-6 (6)
• Matteo Arnaldi (Q) beat Vasek Pospisil (WC): 6-4, 6-4
• Tommy Paul (12) beat Diego Schwartzman (Q): 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
• Miomir Kecmanovic beat Cristian Garin (Q): 7-6 (2), 4-6, 6-4
• Milos Raonic (WC) beat Frances Tiafoe (9): 6-7 (12), 7-6 (4), 6-3
• Taro Daniel (Q) beat Adrian Mannarino: 7-6 (5), 6-4
• Gael Monfils beat Christopher Eubanks: 7-6 (3), 6-7 (4), 6-1
• Thanasi Kokkinakis (Q) beat Zhizhen Zhang: 7-5, 6-4
• Hubert Hurkacz (15) beat Alexander Bublik: 6-3, 7-6 (2)
• Matteo Berrettini beat Gregoire Barrere: 6-4, 6-3
• Alejandro Davidovich Fokina beat J.J. Wolf: 6-0, 6-2
• Jiri Lehecka beat Brandon Nakashima: 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (2)
• Lorenzo Musetti (16) beat Yoshihito Nishioka: 6-4, 6-1
• Francisco Cerundolo beat Alexis Galarneau (WC): 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
• Ben Shelton vs. Bernabe Zapata Miralles

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