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Patna : Qualifier Aslan Karatsev, 27, Russia, stunned 20th seed Felix Auger Aliassime, 20, Canada, in a five-set thriller at Melbourne Park, Australia, on February 14, 2021, to reach the quarter-finals of Australian Open (AO) 2021. Karatsev had handed over a shock defeat to 8th seed Diego Schwartzman, 28, Argentina, in 3rd round in straight sets on February 12, 2021.
World No 114 ASlan Karatsev sent World No 19 Felix Auger Aliassime packing out of the AO beating him 3-6, 1-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 rallying back from two sets down in a battle of nerves. Both the players won 5 break points each during the match. Aliassime, however, won 7 games in a row in the match to 3 by the Russian.
Karatdev, in all, won 126 points during the match to 122 by the Canadian. Aliassime fired 11 Aces in the match to 9 by the Russian. Karatsev committed 6 double faults to 3 by the Canadian. It