While other kids his age are looking forward to the holiday break, Félix Auger-Aliassime will be spending part of December training with tennis legend Roger Federer.
Tennis Canada announced Thursday that Auger-Aliassime had been invited by Federer to train in Dubai next month.
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“Federer loves tennis, he’s a real fan. He watches the 14 and 15 year olds play all the time. I think he wants to help the new generation,” Louis Borfiga, Tennis Canada’s vice president of high performance said. “I also think he likes Félix and his personality. He wants to give back some of what tennis has given to him. He wants to help Félix… maybe avoid some of the traps that would be good to avoid at his age.”
Auger-Aliassime, 17, is ranked 159th on the ATP Tour. Along with good friend Denis Shapovalov, Auger-Aliassime is seen as one of the rising star of the men's circuit.