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Fifth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime saved a match point to overcome German home hope Maximilian Marterer in Munich in the first round of the BMW Open on Tuesday. Auger-Aliassime won 6-7 (7-5), 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-3) after three hours, 24 minutes and set up a last 16 clash against Japan’s Taro Daniel. The Canadian trailed 2-5 in the decider and served to stay in the match on three occasions. “Crazy match, one of the craziest I’ve played,” Auger-Aliassime said. “In the end, I got a bit lucky. Luck was on my side saving the match point. I’m really happy to still be alive in this tournament and to give…

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