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Felix Auger-Aliassime advances to Los Cabos Open quarterfinals with straight sets win

LOS CABOS, Mexico — Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the quarterfinals of the Los Cabos Open on Wednesday. The Montreal native defeated Alex Hernandez 6-3, 7-5.
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Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime returns the ball to Maxime Cressy of the US during their singles tennis match on day two of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Kirsty Wigglesworth

LOS CABOS, Mexico — Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the quarterfinals of the Los Cabos Open on Wednesday.

The Montreal native defeated Alex Hernandez 6-3, 7-5.

Auger-Aliassime hit 15 aces to Hernandez's zero, while breaking the Mexican on four out of seven opportunities.

It was the 21-year-old's first match of the tournament having received a bye into the round of 16.

He will go head-to-head against American Steve Johnson on Thursday with a semifinal spot on the line.

Auger-Aliassime is the highest-ranked Canadian on the ATP circuit as the world No. 9 and is the second seed in the tournament behind world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 3, 2022

The Canadian Press

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