(Provided by Tennis World USA)
Felix Auger-Aliassime has signed up to compete at The Boodles this year, the grass-court exhibition tournament announced. For many years, Stoke Park was hosting a five-day exhibition event the week before Wimbledon. Due to the pandemic, The Boodles wasn’t taking place since 2019.
But this year, The Boodles is returning and it is again set to feature some of the biggest names of the game. Auger-Aliassime, 22, is a top-10 player and he is set to debut on the grass courts of Stoke Park.
PLAYER ANNOUNCEMENT Delighted to announce that Felix Auger-Aliassime @felixtennis will be joining us at @StokePark for #TheBoodles from 27 June-1 July!
pic.twitter.com/dbfYp8OA6N — The Boodles (@TheBoodles) May 19, 2023
Auger-Aliassime joins Stefanos Tsitsipas, Sebastian Korda
Previously, The Boodles announces Tsitsipas and Korda as the participants in this year’s tournament.
The Boodles will be again taking place the week before Wimbledon. Auger-Aliassime, the latest to sign up for The Boodles, will use the exhibition event as his last preparation for Wimbledon. In 2021, Auger-Aliassime made his first Grand Slam quarterfinal at Wimbledon.
Earlier this year, Auger-Aliassime’s coach Frederic Fontang mentioned Wimbledon as the tournament that may be the Canadian’s best chance for winning a Grand Slam. “Aside from Felix, who is now in a position to present himself as a contender for the win, I think that Rafa, even though many say he might retire, won two Slams last year and finished the season as world No.
2. I think Rafa remains the favorite for Roland Garros despite everything. For the hard court tournaments, I would say that Djokovic and Medvedev are my two favorites, so for the US Open and Australian Open, I would bet on them.
And finally, for Wimbledon, I think the discussion is more open. Felix has already made it to the quarters there, has a great serve and has all the weapons to do well. So my prediction is Felix winning at Church Road,” Fontang said in February. Hopefully, Auger-Aliassime will get a few good matches at The Boodles.
