Montreal's Auger-Aliassime reaches U.S. Open semifinals after wild 4th-set comeback

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Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime is off to the U.S. Open semifinals for the second time after a wild fourth-set comeback on Wednesday. He rallied from 2-5 down in the fourth set to defeat eighth-seeded Australian Alex de Minaur 4-6, 7-6 (7), 7-5, 7-6 (4).

Canadian defeats No. 8 de Minaur in 4 sets after beating No. 3 Zverev, No. 14 Rublev

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Sep 03, 2025 4:19 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 minutes ago

Canadian tennis player Felix Auger-Aliassime returns to Alex de Minaur of Australia during their men’s quarterfinal at the U.S. Open on September 3, 2025 in the Queens borough of New York City.

Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime is off to the U.S. Open semifinals for the second time after a wild fourth-set comeback on Wednesday in New York City.

Auger-Aliassime, the 25th seed, will face the winner of Wednesday's other quarterfinal between top-ranked Jannik Sinner and 10th-seeded Lorenzo Musetti, both of Italy.

The 25-year-old Canadian won three straight games to knot the final set at 5-5. After de Minaur restored his lead at 6-5, Auger-Aliassime dropped just one point to send the set to a tiebreaker.

WATCH | Auger-Aliassime rallies to beat de Minaur, advance to U.S. Open semifinals:

Auger-Aliassime advances to U.S. Open semifinals in marathon match

Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime advances to the U.S. Open semfinals with a 4-set victory over Australia's Alex De Minaur, in a match that took four hours and ten minutes to complete.

Up 6-4 and serving for match point, Auger-Aliassime ripped a forehand that de Minaur sent long, prompting the Canadian to raise his racket to an ovation at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Earlier in the tournament, the Canadian downed third-ranked Alex Zverev in the third round and No. 14 Alex Rublev in Monday's Round of 16.

Later Wednesday, third-seeded Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand's Erin Routliffe take on second-seeded Italian duo Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani in women's doubles semifinal action.

WATCH | Auger-Aliassime talks about love, pressure, purpose & meeting McDavid:

Félix Auger-Aliassime on Love, Pressure, Purpose & meeting Connor McDavid

CBC Sports’ Anastasia Bucsis sits down with Canadian tennis star Félix Auger-Aliassime for an exclusive interview covering every angle of his journey. Félix reflects on winning Olympic bronze and even shares the story of meeting Connor McDavid before he became a superstar.

With files from CBC Sports

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