Félix Auger-Aliassime reached the Wimbledon fourth round for only the second time in his career, defeating American qualifier Michael Zheng 7-6(1), 6-2, 6-1 on Friday evening. The Canadian No. 4 seed had reached this stage just once in six prior appearances—the quarter-finals in 2021—and had lost in the first round in three of the last four editions, according to Tennis Majors. His progress this fortnight marks a sharp reversal of that difficult pattern.
How Auger-Aliassime dominated the match
Auger-Aliassime controlled the opening set tie-break 7-1, then pulled away decisively across the final two sets, conceding just three games combined. The win extended his unbeaten run to five matches without dropping a set this week. He had earlier defeated Croat Dino Prizmic 7-6(2), 6-3, 7-5 and Kazakh Aleksandr Shevchenko 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 in earlier rounds.
What this means for Auger-Aliassime's season
The fourth-round appearance continues an upturn that carried him to a maiden Roland-Garros quarter-final last month. Auger-Aliassime will face Spanish seed No. 22 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, the Mallorca champion, for a place in the quarter-finals.
Sources
- Tennis Majors: Auger-Aliassime ends his Wimbledon frustration as Hurkacz downs Paul in the last matches of the day. Published 2026-07-03.
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