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Auger-Aliassime, Stricker lose Swiss Open doubles opener top Murray, Pavlasek

GSTAAD, SWITZERLAND — Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime and partner Dominic Stricker of Switzerland fell 6-4, 7-6 (4) to top seeds Jamie Murray of Britain and Czechia's Adam Pavlasek on Monday in first-round doubles action at the Swiss Open tennis tou
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Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada plays a forehand return to Thanasi Kokkinakis of Australia during their match on day three at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London on July 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Kirsty Wigglesworth

GSTAAD, SWITZERLAND — Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime and partner Dominic Stricker of Switzerland fell 6-4, 7-6 (4) to top seeds Jamie Murray of Britain and Czechia's Adam Pavlasek on Monday in first-round doubles action at the Swiss Open tennis tournament.

Murray and Pavlasek took an early 6-2 lead in the second-set tiebreaker.

Aliassime and Strikcer scored an ace and a point on return to make it 6-4 before the top seeds put the match away in 48 minutes.

Auger-Aliassime fell to 0-3 in doubles this year.

He is the third-ranked player in the singles draw at the clay-court men's event and has a bye to the second round, where he will face the winner of Tuesday's match between Germany's Yannick Hanfmann and Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Auger-Aliassime is set to play in singles and doubles on the clay courts of Roland Garros later this month at the Paris Olympics.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 15, 2024.

The Canadian Press

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