Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime plays a shot against Germany's Henri Squire during their second round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Thursday, May 30, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Thibault Camus
PARIS – Canadians Felix Auger-Aliassime, Denis Shapovalov and Leylah Fernandez have advanced to the third round of the French Open.
Montreal’s Auger-Aliassime, the men’s No. 21 seed, defeated German qualifier Henri Squire 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in second-round action at the clay-court tennis Grand Slam.
He will next face the winner of a match between Japan’s Kei Nishikori and 15th seed Ben Shelton of the United States.
Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., rallied past No. 25 seed Frances Tiafoe of the United States 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-2, 6-4.
The Canadian will next face eighth seed Hubert Hurkacz of Poland.
Both Auger-Aliassime and Shapovalov hard to wait out delays as rain in Paris continued to affect play on the outdoor courts at Roland-Garros.
Fernandez, seeded 31st in the women’s draw, downed China’s Xiyu Wang 6-3, 6-4.
The match was completed after being suspended Wednesday due to rain with Fernandez up 5-3.
Fernandez will next face eighth seed Ons Jabeur of Tunisia.
Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., was scheduled to face No. 23 seed Anna Kalinskaya of Russia later Thursday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 30, 2024.
