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        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/shahidaj\" class=\"text-sm font-normal !text-author\"><br \/>\n                            Shahida Jacobs                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <time class=\"ml-3 text-sm font-normal text-info md:ml-4\" datetime=\"11 Apr 2026 8:30 AM\" data-ps-date=\"11 Apr 2026 8:30 AM\" data-ps-datetime=\"1775892643\"><br \/>\n                            11 Apr 2026 8:30 AM                        <\/time>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden justify-end space-x-4 text-xl sm:flex sm:!opacity-100\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mx-auto !my-0 hidden dark:block h-6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/content\/themes\/tennis365-sportsui\/img\/png\/preferred_source_badge_dark.png\" alt=\"Add as a preferred source 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object-center !my-0\" src=\"https:\/\/d2me2qg8dfiw8u.cloudfront.net\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Felix-Auger-Aliassime-with-inset-of-Jannik-Sinner-1320x742.jpg\" alt=\"Pictured: Felix Auger-Aliassime with inset of Jannik Sinner\">                <\/figure><figcaption class=\"flex items-center space-x-3 border-b border-mobile-caption px-3 lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Felix Auger-Aliassime with inset of Jannik Sinner                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Felix Auger-Aliassime lost his fifth consecutive match against Jannik Sinner and afterwards he highlighted just why facing the four-time Grand Slam winner is such a difficult task.<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian started their head-to-head series with back-to-back wins in 2022, but Sinner dominated the rivalry since then as he won four matches in 2025 and stretched his lead to 5-2 with a 6-3, 6-4 win in the quarter-final of the Monte Carlo Masters.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/felix-auger-aliassime\">Auger-Aliassime<\/a>, who has won only one set in the last five encounters which was in the semi-final of last year\u2019s US Open, knew what to expect from the world No 2, yet he was almost helpless as Sinner once again controlled proceedings with his ability to up the pace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith him, the rallies are very fast, it\u2019s a bit like ping-pong. I also try to play fast, but he is very good at that,\u201d the world No 7 said.<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian added: \u201cI think the rallies overall were not bad. I even managed to do some good things, but I didn\u2019t start them well. He was better than me in that sense.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Monte Carlo Masters News<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/felix-auger-aliassime-alexander-bublik-alex-de-minaur-prize-money-and-ranking-points-from-monte-carlo-masters\">Felix Auger-Aliassime, Alexander Bublik, Alex de Minaur prize money and ranking points from Monte Carlo Masters<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/jannik-sinner-monte-carlo-masters-health-update-alexander-zverev-semi-final\">Jannik Sinner gives candid verdict on his level ahead of Alexander Zverev clash<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old gave further insight into why players are always on the defensive against Sinner, who has now won 20 consecutive matches at ATP Masters 1000 level with his last loss coming in the third round of the Shanghai Masters last October when he retired.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen he plays deep and fast from the baseline, he takes your time away. If you are further back, you have a bit more time to hit, but at the same time you lose ground,\u201d Auger-Aliassime stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like to have time to see the game and build it, but with him it\u2019s difficult. You have to find the right position, otherwise you\u2019re always on the defensive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you don\u2019t have enough depth or speed in the first shots, you give him the chance to play the drop shot. It\u2019s more a question of position: if you\u2019re off balance, that shot becomes very effective.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although the scoreline was pretty one-sided, Auger-Aliassime believes he had opportunities, but the wait for another win against the dominant Italian continues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think I could have done better. There were moments when I was inside the rally, when I could push him,\u201d he said. \u201cI made too many mistakes and the match changed. In some games I didn\u2019t have enough quality.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would have liked another chance, but there will be other weeks to try again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monte Carlo Masters: Felix Auger-Aliassime gives honest opinion of why it\u2019s difficult to play against Jannik Sinner Shahida Jacobs 11 Apr 2026 8:30 AM Felix Auger-Aliassime with inset of Jannik Sinner Felix Auger-Aliassime lost his fifth consecutive match against Jannik Sinner and afterwards he highlighted just why facing the four-time Grand Slam winner is such [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,249],"class_list":["post-1877001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-tennis365-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1877001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1877001"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1877001\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1877001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1877001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1877001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}