Auger-Aliassime wins four-hour slugfest against Altmaier to move through at French Open

[p]The fourth seed was on the back foot for large portions of what wasn't the highest-quality contest, and even trailed 4-1 in the final set against the German, who possesses a punishing single-handed backhand.[/p][p]However, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/auger-aliassime-felix/CzXh4LAb/"]Auger-Aliassime[/a] discovered a second wind towards the end of the fifth, finding the crucial break to get back on level terms before eventually staggering over the line in a 10-point tiebreak.[/p][embed guid="096a2a15-1441-4060-9b84-9b5ed1f8d638" url="https://x.com/rolandgarros/status/2059384599625564224" social-type="twitter" /][p]The Canadian's backhand was under major pressure throughout the match and often broke down, with 68 unforced errors illustrating that. But with nine aces and 54 winners, he was able to rely on his serve and forehand in the big moments.[/p][p]Auger-Aliassime has already performed better in Paris in comparison to last year, after falling to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/arnaldi-matteo/hlVLAfZK/"]Matteo Arnaldi[/a] in the first round in 2025.[/p][image alt="Match stats" id="04f81b05-f48d-408a-af54-4ddaf8d51618" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="4b47c82b-c1a3-49ec-833d-91c9afed5530" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]He will face Argentina's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/burruchaga-roman-andres/CE7B5N90/"]Roman Andres Burruchaga[/a] next, and following [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/medvedev-daniil/O8qG0Nhb/"]Medvedev[/a]'s elimination earlier today from this section of the draw, Auger-Aliassime will be hoping to take advantage.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/altmaier-d-IPR8h9gM/auger-aliassime-f-CzXh4LAb/?mid=YyY4XfKt"]See all the stats from the match here[/a][/b][/p]