The Canadians at Roland-Garros continued their strong showings on Thursday Felix Auger-Aliassime, Denis Shapovalov, Leylah Fernandez and Bianca Andreescu have advanced to the third round.
Auger-Aliassime will take on Ben Shelton, Shapovalov will battle Hubert Hurkacz, while Fernandez will take on Ons Jabeur in the next round.Watch third-round coverage of Roland-Garros LIVE Friday morning beginning at 4 am ET/1 am PT on TSN1/2/3, the TSN App, and TSN.ca or watch multiple matches at once on the TSN+ Multiplex.
The two have gone head-to-head three times in their careers, with Jabeur winning all three matchups. Most recently, the world No. 9 defeated Fernandez 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 in the third round at the Madrid Open one month ago. Shapovalov defeated the 25th seed Frances Tiafoe on Thursday 6-7 , 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 to advance to the third round. The Richmond Hill, Ont., native smashed 21 aces in the match to Tiafoe’s one, winning 82 per cent of his first serve points.
Shapovalov and Hurkacz have faced off five times in their careers, with Hurkacz winning all five of those matchups. They most recently faced off in the Round of 32 at the 2023 Australian Open, where Hurkacz won in five sets. The two have never battled on clay.
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