Felix Auger-Aliassime shared a reflection and images after losing the final of the Madrid Open against Andrey Rublev by 6-4, 5-7, 5-7 in his first Masters 1000 final of his career. The Canadian had luck along the way as he advanced through three rounds due to walkovers.
The 23-year-old tennis player had not been experiencing the best of times lately, having dropped out of the top 30 and being outside seeded positions. The former world No. 6 can draw positive conclusions from his time in Madrid, considering that he climbed 15 positions and returned to the top 20.
The Madrid runner-up dedicated his congratulations to Rublev, who secured his second Masters 1000 title, both on clay, and reached world No. 6. The Russian obtained his 16th professional title after a great comeback in almost three hours of the match, extending the head-to-head to 5-1 in his favor.
After the final, Auger-Aliassime shared images of the event on social media and extended his congratulations to Rublev for another title in his career:
“Left it all out there yesterday but Andrey deserved this one. Nothing but respect to be given for you as an athlete and a person. I’m proud to see my game moving in the right direction and motivated to see where the rest of this season takes me,” he wrote.
Left it all out there yesterday but Andrey deserved this one 🙌🏽 Nothing but respect to be given for you as an athlete and a person 🙏🏽❤️ I’m proud to see my game moving in the right direction and motivated to see where the rest of this season takes me 💪🏽 📸: @mutuamadridopen
