Montreal native Felix Auger Aliassime made his ATP rankings debut after winning three matches at the Drummondville Challenger in Quebec over the weekend, marking the first time an ATP player born in the 2000s has achieved an ATP ranking. Read a Full Feature on Auger Aliassime at ATPworldtour.com Despite the fact that Auger Aliassime had to pull out before he could take his spot in the draw, he becomes the youngest player to qualify for a main draw in ATP Challenger history. Is it just pure coincidence that the French and English speaking right-hander, who debuts at 1257 on the ATP rankings ladder this week, shares the same birthday as Roger Federer? At 19 years Federer’s junior, the Canadian is just 1255 slots back of the Swiss maestro now... Photo Credit: ITF Tennis
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