THE CHAMPIONSHIPS

July 1, 2026

Felix Auger-Aliassime

Press Conference

F. AUGER-ALIASSIME/D. Prizmic

7-6, 6-3, 7-5

THE MODERATOR: Felix, nice win this afternoon. Could you talk us through your thoughts on the match this afternoon.

FELIX AUGER-ALIASSIME: Yeah, very happy with the win. Dino is a guy that's going to be around, I think, for a while. When I saw the draw, I thought my first time playing him, but I'm sure I'm going to see plenty of him in the future.

He's already had some good wins beating Djokovic this year. I remember him playing Djokovic when he came through in Australia, and yeah, I just feel like he's going to be top, top player.

I was, like, I don't know, this can be very tough, so for me to win in three sets is very good.

THE MODERATOR: You play Michael Zheng in the next round, a qualifier. Have you played him before, and if you did, any thoughts on that?

FELIX AUGER-ALIASSIME: Never played him, but also very interesting. I know he's in college right now, I think Columbia. Very interesting path.

We've got a lot more of these players that are simultaneously playing college and pro or just get out of college and playing great tennis right away.

I like how he plays. He's very tricky, he's got a great tennis IQ, got great ball control. It's going to be a tough one. It's not a surprise he's in the third round.