Auger-Aliassime advances to 4th round, Fernandez ousted at Indian Wells

14.03.2023 - 00:59 cbc.ca

Félix Auger-Aliassime moved on to the fourth round of the men's draw while Leylah Fernandez was eliminated in women's competition on Monday at the Indian Wells Masters tournament.

Auger-Aliassime, the eighth seed from Montreal, advanced with a 7-5, 6-4 win over Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo. The match ended with a final game that took over 12 minutes to complete, with Auger-Aliassime fending off two break points before finally winning on his fourth match point of the game and sixth of the match.

He had two of his eight double faults on match points in the final game, but finally prevailed when Cerundolo hit the ball long to cap an extended rally.

Fernandez, the 30th seed in the women's draw, fell 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-1 to fifth-seed Caroline Garcia of France. Garcia hit 11 aces in the third-round match and leads the WTA Tour this season with 172.

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