Felix Auger-Aliassime says he is thankful to get another shot at a US Open quarter-final after embarking on his deepest run at a Grand Slam in nearly four years.

The Canadian beat 15th seed Andrey Rublev in straight sets on Monday to reach his first quarter-final at the top level since the 2022 Australian Open.

That marked the last in a run of three straight appearances in the last eight of majors, with his best showing when he made the 2021 US Open semi-finals.

“It feels even better than the first time,” Auger-Aliassime said of returning to the quarter-finals in New York.

“I think the first time at 21 I was kind of on my way up. To have a few setbacks, injuries, struggles with confidence… to come back for a second time to the quarter-finals here, it feels much better.

“It feels more

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