🎾 ATP Munich: Navone vs Auger-Aliassime

🎾 ATP Munich: Navone vs Auger-Aliassime – Match Preview

🧠 Form & Context

🇨🇦 Felix Auger-Aliassime

• Recent Form: Mixed results in 2025, including early exits in Monte Carlo and Indian Wells
• Clay Woes: 0–1 on clay in 2025, lost to Altmaier in straight sets in Monte Carlo
• Surface Potential: Solid 17–8 clay record in 2024, including a final in Madrid
• Points Pressure: Must defend QF in Munich and finalist points in Madrid

🇦🇷 Mariano Navone

• Ranking Slide: Outside the Top 60 after a sluggish 2025
• Clay Focused: Finalist in Bucharest last year; struggled with early exits in 2025
• Monte Carlo Result: Lost in R1 to Berrettini
• Playing Style: Physical baseline grinder with strong legs but low variety

🔍 Match Breakdown

Felix Auger-Aliassime enters this matchup as the more dynamic player, capable of taking control with first-strike tennis. However, he’s on shaky ground after recent early losses, and his clay-court transition hasn’t gone smoothly.

Navone will look to grind, defend deep behind the baseline, and frustrate the Canadian into errors. While he lacks weapons to hurt FAA consistently, he could extend rallies and force the issue if Felix’s timing is off.

It’s a matchup of firepower vs patience—and the outcome hinges on FAA’s shot selection and confidence.

🔮 Prediction

Pick: Auger-Aliassime in 2 tight sets

Expect a hard-fought battle, but FAA’s serve and offensive upside give him the edge if he avoids patches of unforced errors. This is his chance to get back on track during a crucial clay stretch.