Pospisil and Auger-Aliassime will take on each other in the first-round matchup of the 2023 Australian Open on January 16.
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Vasek Pospisil looks in great touch recently having won three of the last five matches he has played. He will look to carry this confidence when he faces the sixth-seeded starman Auger-Aliassime in the first round of the Australian Open. He lost against Djokovic in the Paris Masters Vienna at the semi-finals after winning against Paul, Moutet, and Evans. In the ATP World Tour Finals, he lost to Rubelv and Djokovic again winning only against Medvedev. At the Vienna Open, he got knocked out at the round of 16 stage to Coric after winning the first match against Dennis Novak. And he lost the final of the Stockholm Open to Rune after an impressive performance throughout the entire tournament.
Felix Auger-Aliassime has been in decent form recently and looks to start the year on a high. He hasn’t made it to the later stages of any of the major tournaments he has played in the last couple of months. He lost to eventual champion Novak Djokovic in the Adelaide International 1 a few days ago at the round of 16 stage after beating Thompson in the first round. In the Paris Masters, he lost to Basilashvili in the round of 64 stage after beating Monteiro and Cachín in the first two qualifiers. He beat Alex Molcan and Ben Shelton in the ASB Classic ultimately losing to Jenson Brooksby in the quarter-finals.
| Pospisil vs Auger-Aliassime | Match details |
|---|---|
| Date | January 16, 2023 |
| Surface | Hard courts |
| Tournament | Australian Open |
| Stage | First Round |
| Time(India) | 11:15 A.M. |
| Opponent | Score |
|---|---|
| S. Kwon | 6-3, 3-6, 2-6 (L) |
| R. Safiullin | 6-3, 6-7, 7-6 (L) |
| J. Millman | 6-4, 7-6 (W) |
| M. Mmoh | 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (W) |
| A. Escoffier | 6-2, 6-4 (W) |
| Opponent | Score |
|---|---|
| A. Popyrin | 6-4, 7-6 (L) |
| T. Fritz | 6-7, 7-6, 2-6 (L) |
| R. Nadal | 6-3, 6-4 (W) |
| C. Ruud | 7-6, 6-4 (L) |
| H. Rune | 6-4, 6-2 (L) |
Pospisil and Auger-Aliassime have faced one another four times in the past where Auger-Aliassime has won thrice and Pospisil has won only once.
Pospisil and Auger-Aliassime will take on each other in the first-round matchup of the 2023 Australian Open on January 16.
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The matches of both men’s and women’s can be live-streamed on demand on the Tennis TV app and website.
