French Open: Canadians Auger-Aliassime, Fernandez advance

PARIS –

Canadians Felix Auger-Aliassime and Leylah Fernandez have each superior to the third spherical of the French Open following straight-set victories on Wednesday.

Auger-Aliassime made fast work of Argentine qualifier Camilo Ugo Carabelli, profitable 6-0, 6-3, 6-4 to maneuver on to the third spherical of the Paris main for the primary time in his profession.

The 21-year-old Montreal product, the event’s ninth seed, fired eight aces and transformed on 5 of 10 break factors in a dominating show on the clay at Roland Garros.

Auger-Aliassime’s subsequent match is Thursday in opposition to Serbia’s Filip Krajinovic, who downed Borna Gojo of Croatia 7-6, 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 Wednesday.

Montreal’s Leylah Fernandez, seeded seventeenth on the ladies’s aspect, wanted simply 71 minutes to knock off Czech Katerina Siniakova 6-3, 6-2.

Later Wednesday, Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., was scheduled to fulfill No. 14 seed Belinda Bencic of Switzerland. The winner will face Fernandez in a third-round match on Friday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Might 25, 2022