Auger-Aliassime: "Years Ago I Was Not Very Smart, But I Have Learned from That"

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Having the role of a great promise in the world of tennis since he was a child has not been easy for Félix Auger-Aliassime, who possesses all the necessary qualities to succeed but has seen his career not live up to his own and others' expectations. At 25 years old, he is rediscovering his best version in this US Open 2025, where he reveals the reasons for his resurgence.

A player from Guadiana, inconsistent, lacking in consistency but overflowing with talent. Félix Auger-Aliassime appears and disappears with overwhelming naturalness in both senses. He emerges powerfully when least expected and dissolves like a sugar cube in coffee when it seems to be his moment. He returns in the US Open 2025 to a Grand Slam quarterfinal more than three years after his last appearance in this round in Australia, with renewed energy, lessons learned, and a notable maturity forged in the struggle against adversity and self-awareness.

"My greatest strength since I was a child has always been to be an aggressive tennis player, to be the one dictating the pace of the match. I never liked waiting for the opponent's error or feeling dominated. This has sometimes led me to make many mistakes and question if I should continue playing that way. I have managed to stay among the top 30 in the world in recent months, but there have been stages where I was not clear on how to play," he admits.

- Auger-Aliassime believes he is at the best moment of his career and has reached maturity at 25 years old.

The truth is that his early breakthrough gives him plenty of time to reach the star status that is sensed in him when he is inspired. "I feel like I am at the best moment of my career because my main weapons, the forehand and serve, are now much more consistent than before. I also believe I have improved a lot in defense and in changing direction and height with the backhand more efficiently than before, but it's my serve and forehand that will win me many matches," he admits.

"For me, the key is to know myself much better and to have made good decisions. In 2023, I had a serious injury, changed my team, and now I feel we are all very synchronized with good communication. I know how to work to keep myself in the best physical shape possible and I also know my weaknesses," explains the Canadian with great maturity.

If he can maintain this philosophy of play and life, Félix Auger-Aliassime can continue to make headlines. "At 21 and 22, I wasn't smart, I competed with a lot of pain and didn't stop when I should have. Injuries came, doubts about my tennis, and mental struggles. At that age, I took many things for granted, didn't value my position as I do now, nor was I as clear about everything needed to be in the elite," comments a man who will face Álex de Miñaur in the quarterfinals of the US Open 2025.

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