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Australian Open 2023: Felix Auger-Aliassime vs Jiri Lehecka – Preview, Head-to-Head, and Prediction

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6th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime squares off against the talented Jiri Lehecka in the fourth round of the 2023 Australian Open on Sunday.

Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada serves the ball as he plays his semifinal tennis match against Roman Safiullin of Russia (unseen) at the ATP Open 13 in Marseille, on February 19, 2022. (Photo by Nicolas TUCAT / AFP) (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT/AFP via Getty Images)

Felix Auger-Aliassime

The Canadian youngster had a great latter half of the season in 2022 and he has continued the good form in the new season as well.

Auger-Aliassime began his Australian open campaign with a win in four sets against Vasek Pospisil. The former bounced back after losing the first set. In the second round, Auger-Aliassime showed great resilience to come back from two sets down to beat Alex Molcan 3-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2. After surviving a couple of scares, the world No. 7 faced Francisco Cerundolo in the third round. Auger-Aliassime won the match in four sets 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4. He has hit a whopping 44 aces in the three matches he has played so far.

Jiri Lehecka

The 21-year-old has made it to the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career. He showed a lot of promise last season and has begun 2023 on a good note.

Jiri Lehecka (Image Credit: ATP Tour – Twitter)

Lehecka defeated Borna Coric comprehensively in the first round in straight sets 6-3, 6-3, 6-3. He followed it up with another dominant win against Christopher Eubanks in the second round. The match ended in four sets in favor of Lehecka 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. The youngster from the Czech Republic faced 11th seed Cameron Norrie in the third round. The British No. 1 won two out of the first three sets. However, Lehecka made a strong comeback to win the match 6-7 (8-10), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4.

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Head-to-Head and Prediction

The head-to-head scoreline currently stands at 0-0 as the two players have never crossed paths as yet.

Prediction: Felix Auger-Aliassime to win in four sets.

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