Auger-Aliassime falls to American Frances Tiafoe in Halle Open quarters after dropping tiebreaker

Canada's Félix Auger-Aliassime is out of the Halle Open after falling 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (12) to Frances Tiafoe of the United States in the quarterfinals on Friday in Germany.

Auger-Aliassime, the tennis tournament's second seed, saved four match points in a marathon third-set tiebreaker before Tiafoe converted his fifth attempt to reach the semifinals.

The 25-year-old from Montreal struck 25 aces and had three match points of his own in the two-hour 32-minute matchup.

Ranked 26th in the world, Tiafoe hit five aces and saved 7-of-9 breakpoint chances while world No. 4 Auger Aliassime fended off 3-of-5.

Each player won a total of 105 points in the evenly matched affair.

Tiafoe will face German wild-card Daniel Altmaier in the semifinals.