Federer falls to Auger-Aliassime, no 11th title in Halle

Halle

Roger Federer’s bid for an 11th title on the Halle grass was cut short by 20-year-old Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime as he fell away after a fine start to lose 4-6 6-3 6-2 today. Meanwhile, India’s Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan knocked out second seeds Lukasz Kubot and Edouard Roger Vasselin to move into the quarterfinals of the Noventi Open. They beat the Polish-French combination 7-6 (11) 6-4 in the second round. Fourth seed Andrey Rublev beat Jordan Thompson 6-4 6-4 to set up a third-round clash with experienced German Philipp Kohlschreiber, who beat Corentin Moutet.

Bonville (Australia)
Venus, Murray handed Wimbledon wild cards

Former champions Venus Williams and Andy Murray were named in Wimbledon’s initial list of wildcards today for this month’s grasscourt Grand Slam. — Agencies