2023-05-25 03:22:30
Félix Auger-Aliassime reached the quarter-finals of the Lyon Tennis Open by beating Spaniard Pablo Llamas Ruiz 7-5, 6-2 on Wednesday followingnoon.
Tournament favorite Auger-Aliassime took an hour and 27 minutes on French clay to beat his opponent, 240e world racket. It was the first ever game between the two players.
The 22-year-old Quebecer will face Frenchman Arthur Fils in the quarterfinals.
The latter reached the round of 16 following his opponent, Sweden’s Mikael Ymer, was disqualified for smashing his racket once morest the referee’s chair. Ymer lost his temper as he challenged a referee’s decision that paved the way for Son’s service break, 112e in the world.
The Lyon Open is the last preparatory tournament for Auger-Aliassime before the start of the French Open on Sunday.
For her part, Leylah Annie Fernandez fought tooth and nail before finally losing 3-6, 6-2 and 2-6 to American Peyton Stearns, 69e world player, in the round of 16 of the Moroccan Open.
Earlier Wednesday, Canadian Carol Zhao lost 4-6, 1-6 to Czech Sára Bejlek in the second round of qualifying for the French Open.
Zhao, of Richmond Hills, Ont., was the final Maple Leaf representative in the French Open qualifying draw.
The day before, Ontario’s Katherine Sebov lost 6-3, 0-6 and 2-6 to Croatian Petra Marčinko.
On the men’s side, Quebecer Gabriel Diallo lost 4-6, 6 (6)-7 in the first round of qualifying on French clay, once morest Kazakh Timofey Skatov.
Zhao was trying to join compatriots Bianca Andreescu, Fernandez, Rebecca Marino, Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov in the main draw of the second major tournament of the season.
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