Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime is thru to the semifinals of the Stuttgart Open after posting a 7-6 (5), 7-6 (8) win over France’s Ugo Humbert on Friday.
Auger-Aliassime, seeded third on the ATP 250 grass-court tennis occasion, relied on his highly effective serve, placing 17 aces to Humbert’s 4.
Each gamers held serve all through the tightly contested match. Humbert and Auger-Aliassime every confronted simply three break factors, and saved all of them.
Auger-Aliassime evened his profession report in opposition to Humbert at 1-1. Their first assembly additionally got here on grass, with Humbert defeating Auger-Aliassime within the second spherical of Wimbledon in 2019.
WATCH | Auger-Aliassime downs Humbert to advance to semis:
No. 3 seed Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal defeated No. 6 seed Ugo Humbert of France 7-6 (5), 7-6 (8) to advance to the semifinals in Stuttgart, Germany. 3:21
Auger-Aliassime subsequent faces American veteran Sam Querrey on Saturday. It is going to mark the primary ATP Tour assembly between the 2.
Querrey superior to the semifinals with a 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), 6-3 win over Switzerland’s Dominic Stephan Stricker.
WATCH | Shapovalov wins rain-delayed match to succeed in Stuttgart Open quarters:
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After rain on Thursday pushed their third set to Friday morning, high seed Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., beat Spain’s Feliciano Lopez 6-2, 7-6 (2), 6-3 to advance to the quarter-finals in Stuttgart, Germany. 1:27
Additionally Friday, high seed Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., confronted Croatia’s Marin Cilic in a quarterfinal match.
He earlier defeated Spain’s Feliciano Lopez 6-2, 7-6 (2), 6-3 in a rain-delayed match.
