Auger-Aliassime, Stricker lose Swiss Open doubles opener to Murray, Pavlasek
Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime and partner Dominic Stricker of Switzerland fell 6-4, 7-6 (4) to top seeds Jamie Murray of Britain and Czechia's Adam Pavlasek on Monday in first-round doubles action at the Swiss Open tennis tournament.
Murray and Pavlasek took an early 6-2 lead in the second-set tiebreaker.
Aliassime and Strikcer scored an ace and a point on return to make it 6-4 before the top seeds put the match away in 48 minutes.
Auger-Aliassime fell to 0-3 in doubles this year.
He is the third-ranked player in the singles draw at the clay-court men's event and has a bye to the second round, where he will face the winner of Tuesday's match between Germany's Yannick Hanfmann and Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Auger-Aliassime is set to play in singles and doubles on the clay courts of Roland Garros later this month at the Paris Olympics.
- This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 15, 2024.
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