ATP Mallorca – Griekspoor vs Auger-Aliassime Preview
🧠 Form & Context
Tallon Griekspoor
🌱 Mallorca momentum: The Dutchman might not own the title here, but he’s thriving again on his favorite surface. With a career 24–12 record on grass, he’s yet to drop a set this week—dispatching Quinn and Diallo with authority.
🔄 Bumpy 2025: Despite a Marrakech final and Roland-Garros R16, shoulder issues derailed his momentum, forcing a retirement vs Zverev and a hiatus until this week.
🎯 Game plan: Wide kicker on serve followed by a pounding inside-out forehand—simple but lethal on slick lawns.
🧘 Hungry again: First tour-level semifinal since February (Dubai) and, although 0–2 vs FAA, he’ll believe grass is his great equalizer.
Felix Auger-Aliassime
🚀 Grass click: The Canadian is rolling—5–2 record this swing with SF in Stuttgart, R16 in Halle, and now another deep run here.
📉 Up-and-down year: While he’s lifted titles in Adelaide and Montpellier and reached the Dubai final, the clay swing was forgettable and his ranking has hovered just inside the top 30.
⚡ Serve machine: Holding over 90% of service games on grass this month, FAA’s 1–2 punch off the forehand remains one of the tour’s cleanest.
🔩 Still in tight ones: Needed three sets to edge both Medjedovic and Khachanov—winning ugly, but winning nonetheless.
🔍 Match Breakdown
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