Tennis News : Auger-Aliassime thought Federer would be retired before Halle encounter

Reaction after Roger Federer failed to reach the Halle Open quarterfinals for the first time on Wednesday when Felix Auger-Aliassime rallied from a set down to stun the former champion 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the second round. Auger-Aliassime next faces German Jan-Lennard Struff, who shocked top-seeded Russian Daniil Medvedev on Tuesday, or American qualifier Marcos Giron.