At the 2025 US Open, Alex de Minaur and Andrey Rublev both ran into the same roadblock — Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime. The Canadian first dispatched Rublev in straight sets in the round of 16, then followed it up by defeating de Minaur in four sets in the quarterfinals, winning two crucial tiebreaks to reach his second career US Open semifinal. Auger-Aliassime recovered from 2-5 down in the 4th set, to prevent a 5th set being played. Among the four semifinalists, Auger-Aliassime is the only one yet to win a Grand Slam title.

Rublev and de Minaur: Consistent Winners Without the Slam Payoff

Rublev, a former World No. 5, has spent four years inside the top 10 and remains a fixture in the top 20 at age 27. A model of consistency, he has won 40 or more matches every year since 2020 — in

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