{"id":260612,"date":"2023-01-02T06:59:51","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T07:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=260612"},"modified":"2023-01-02T20:58:45","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T20:58:45","slug":"aussies-unbelievable-upset-over-world-no-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=260612","title":{"rendered":"Aussie's 'unbelievable' upset over world No.6"},"content":{"rendered":"

Australian youngster Alexei Popyrin<\/a> has secured one of the biggest wins of his career, beating world No.6 Felix Auger-Aliassime<\/a> in the opening round of the Adelaide International.<\/p>\n

The 23-year-old, who has fallen to No.120 in the world following an injury-hit 2022 season, kicked off his first campaign of the year in the best possible fashion in the 6-4, 7-6 \ufeff(7-5) win over the Canadian.<\/p>\n

Popyrin was overjoyed with the result and will now face America's Marcos Giron in the next round.<\/p>\n

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\ufeff"I\ufefft's obviously an unbelievable feeling," he said of the win.<\/p>\n

\"ADELAIDE,<\/p>\n

"I had a really, really tough season last year. It's the first main draw match of the year for me, and to beat a player of his quality it just shows that the work I did in the off-season is paying off already at the start of the year.<\/p>\n

"I just told myself to stay positive. I've obviously been in the top 100 before, I've won a title already and I'm only 23 so I've got plenty of time.<\/p>\n

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"I was just trying to keep my head down and do the work that I had to do and eventually the time will come where the hard work will pay off and obviously today a part of the hard work is paying off."<\/p>\n

\"Aussie<\/p>\n

Popyrin has made a change to his camp, working with former Belgian pro Xavier Malisse, and revealed the tweaks the pair have been working on.\ufeff<\/p>\n

"He's been a great addition to my team," he said.<\/p>\n

"He's just trying to bring a little bit of consistency to my game. I've got the big serve and the big forehand, but we just want to try and be a little bit more consistent.<\/p>\n

"I'm not going to give away all my secrets, so hopefully I can surprise a few people in the coming summer."<\/p>\n

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