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Auger-Aliassime survives five-set chaos for Djokovic showdown in Wimbledon quarterfinals

July 6, 2026Станислав Гранин1 мин

It took Félix Auger-Aliassime a grueling four hours and 25 minutes, along with a significant dose of the unexpected, for the Canadian to secure his return to the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the first time since 2021. The world No. 4 ultimately prevailed over Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina with a score of 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-7, 6-1 in a fourth-round match that was notably defined by one of the tournament's most peculiar stretches. With a two-sets-to-one lead...

Auger-Aliassime's Epic Comeback and Quarterfinal Berth

After a hard-fought battle that stretched over four hours and twenty-five minutes, marked by unpredictable turns, Félix Auger-Aliassime has once again reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals, a feat he last accomplished in 2021. The Canadian, currently ranked World No. 4, emerged victorious against Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in a dramatic fourth-round encounter. The match concluded with a scoreline of 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-7, 6-1, with a particularly strange sequence of events significantly influencing the outcome. At the point where Auger-Aliassime held a two-sets-to-one advantage, the match took an unexpected and captivating turn.