Back to the tournament after leaving to marry his long fiancé Nina Ghaiibi in Morocco two weeks ago, Happy Ager-Aliassime Beating Alejandro Tabilo 6-3, 6-3 for his 250th career victory in Shanghai.
The 25-year-old Canadian needed an hour and 25 minutes to send the south south, and he becomes the third man born after 2000 who has demanded at least 250 wins on the tournament.
Players with 250 wins, born after 2000 (with at least 150)
- Jannik Sinner, 306
- Carlos Alcaraz, 276
- FELIX AUGER-ALIASSIME 250
- Holger Rune, 171
- Lorenzo Musetti, 168
Aumer-aliasime saved the seven points of rest that he faced and hit 29 winners against only 11 for Tabilo.
He will face Jesper de Jong in the third round in Shanghai.
Canadian has been playing his first match since he reached the semifinal at US Open. It was its first major semifinal since 2021 US Open, and the second in general. Auger-Aliasme has won 10 of his last 12 matches, dating from Cincinnati Open, where he reached the quarter-finals, and is 35-20 in the season with two titles (Adelaide and Montpellier) with his name.
