INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the third round of the BNP Paribas Open with a convincing 6-4, 6-1 win over French qualifier Constant Lestienne on Friday.
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the third round of the BNP Paribas Open with a convincing 6-4, 6-1 win over French qualifier Constant Lestienne on Friday.
Auger-Aliassime won 85 per cent of first serve points and broke Lestienne four times on 10 chances while defending all three break points he faced. The 23-year-old Canadian will next face the winner of a match between second seed Carols Alcaraz of Spain and Italy's Matteo Arnaldi.He improved to 7-6 on the season as he looks to improve his recent form.
Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., needed only 73 minutes to bounce Botic van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands 6-1, 6-4 on Friday afternoon and advance to the second round.Zandschulp had 18 unforced errors and six double faults, while Shapovalov had 11 unforced errors and four double faults. The 24-year-old Canadian won eight service games and four return games. He also won five games in a row at one point of the match.This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 8, 2024.
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