Canada's Auger-Aliassime says staying positive despite Australian Open exit

Tennis - Australian Open - First Round - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 21, 2020 - Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime in action during the match against Latvia’s Ernests Gulbis. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Teenaged Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime says he is not losing confidence in his game despite bowing out in the first round of the Australian Open on Tuesday with a 7-5 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4 loss to world number 256 Ernests Gulbis of Latvia.

The Canadian climbed to a career-high ranking of 17 in a breakthrough 2019, but he was undone at Melbourne park by his error-prone performance against Gulbis, who last registered a tour-level win in July.