"It's taken a lot of sacrifice" says Felix Auger-Aliassime on reaching top 10

It was a dream come true for Auger-Aliassime as he explained that reaching the top 10 means you joined an exclusive club of the best tennis players in the world at the moment. It came after a very up and down year that saw him make some tremendous steps forward at the most important events in the year - grand slams. On that he said:

“It’s been a year of great achievement. You’re in the elite of the sport. I mean, you can count them on the fingers of both hands. The next challenge is getting back there and staying there.”

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Auger-Aliassime hopes to build upon that success and return to the top 10 and stay there for a long time. He has explained that he was very lucky while also admitting it took a lot of sacrifices to be here:

“I’ve been blessed and I’ve been lucky. It’s taken a lot of sacrifice but every year I’ve gotten better and that’s what you aim for.”

He was also asked about the vaccine and he said:

“I understand that some people believe it should be a personal choice. But there are consequences. It’s unrealistic telling fans they have to be vaccinated, to protect us, and then players not doing it. That would be hypocritical.”