Connors full of praise for Auger-Aliassime: "He's one of those guys now with Alcaraz, Ruud and Sinner to start taking over"

Legendary player Jimmy Connors thinks that Auger-Aliassime is part of the next batch of players that will soon start to take over.

The American player has a podcast with his son where they talk tennis among other things and in the most recent episode, the player with the most singles trophies ever reflected on the Canadian. He believes him an integral part of the next batch of players that will take over from the current best:

"He (Felix Auger-Aliassime) is one of those guys now. With Alcaraz, with Ruud, with Sinner, and those guys, to start taking over and be that next generation to see who's going to win 10, 12, 6 or 8, or whatever Grand Slam events."

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He added:

"For him to win three in a row, what that tells me is that not only has he gotten the confidence in his game, but everything else around him is working too. His conditioning, his peace of mind, he's wanting to play, his excitement about going out and performing, and wanting to try and reach that level of excellence."

And concluded with:

"Hopefully he keeps the run going and continues with this confidence, comes through next year and wins that first Grand Slam. That would be exciting."

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