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Patna : World No 21 Felix Auger-Aliassime, 19, Canada, entered the 2nd round of Open Sud de France, an ATP 250 event at Montpellier, France, defeating Qualifier Damir Djumhur, 27, Bosnia & Herzegovina, in a tough three-set contest in first round on February 5, 2020.
Aliassime beat Djumhur 6-7, 6-2, 6-2 in 2hr 29 minutes battling back from one set down. Fifth seed Aliassime fired 11 Aces in the match to 2 by Djumhur. He committed 5 double faults to 4 by Djumhur. But, the Canadian won 6 break points in the match to 2 by Djumhur. He also won 8 games in a row to 3 by World No 97 Djumhur. Both the players won 61 service points each in the match.
But, World No 29 Pablo Carreno Busta, 28, Spain, lost to World No 104 Nobert Gombos, 29, Slovakia, in first round on February 4, 2020.. Gombis beat 6th seed Busta 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 battling back from one set down. Gombis fired 9 Aces in the match to 5 by Busta. Gombis won 4 break points in the match to 3 by the S;paniard. Both the players won 4 games each in a row in the match. Busta had reached the 3rd round of Australian Open 2020 where he had lost to top seed Rafael Nadal, Spain.