{"id":193016,"date":"2025-10-06T08:45:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T08:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/193016\/"},"modified":"2025-10-06T08:45:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T08:45:09","slug":"ball-kid-to-the-rescue-felix-auger-aliassime-gets-a-helping-hand-in-shanghai-atp-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/193016\/","title":{"rendered":"Ball kid to the rescue! Felix Auger-Aliassime gets a helping hand in Shanghai | ATP Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shanghai
\n Ball kid to the rescue! Auger-Aliassime gets a helping hand in Shanghai<\/p>\n

Canadian defeated De Jong in straight sets<\/p>\n

October 06, 2025<\/p>\n

\"Felix<\/p>\n

TennisTV<\/p>\n

Felix Auger-Aliassime is helped to his feet by a ball kid in Shanghai on Monday.
\n By Sam Jacot<\/p>\n

A ball kid enjoyed his moment in the sun on Monday at the Rolex Shanghai Masters<\/a>, where he came to the aid of Felix Auger-Aliassime<\/a> in the closing stages of the Canadian\u2019s clash against Jesper de Jong<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Serving at 6-4, 4-5, 15\/30, the No. 13 player in the PIF ATP Rankings put on his running shoes to track down a drop shot from the Dutchman but was unable to make up the ground. After lunging forward to get a racquet on the ball, Auger-Aliassime took a slight tumble and found himself sitting on the hard courts at the ATP Masters 1000 event.<\/p>\n

Just as he was preparing to return to his feet, a ball kid made his way onto court and offered his hands to the 25-year-old, who was successfully pulled to his feet, with the ball kid receiving loud cheers from the crowd.<\/p>\n

Auger-Aliassime went on to seal a 6-4, 7-5 win and will next play Lorenzo Musetti<\/a> or Luciano Darderi<\/a>. Auger-Aliassime is 10th in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin and is aiming to make his second appearance at the Nitto ATP Finals<\/a>, to be held from 9-16 November. He holds a 36-19 record on the season, according to Infosys ATP Stats and married long-term partner Nina last month.<\/p>\n

You May Also Like: Honeymoon on hold as Auger-Aliassime makes late-season bid for Turin<\/a><\/p>\n

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