Canadians Mboko, Auger-Aliassime advance to quarterfinals at Hong Kong, Paris tourneys

Canada's Victoria Mboko advanced to the quarterfinals of the Hong Kong Open with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Alexandra Eala of the Philippines on Thursday.

The third-seeded Mboko hit eight aces and broke Eala five times while winning 67 per cent of her first-serve points.

The 19-year-old from Toronto will next face sixth-seeded Anna Kalinskaya of Russia.

Mboko joins fellow Canadian Leylah Fernandez in the final eight.

Fernandez, the tournament's No. 2 seed, advanced Wednesday with a straight-sets, 6-4, 6-1, win over Germany's Eva Lys.

She'll next take on seventh-seeded Sorana Cirstea of Romania.

Félix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal advanced to the Paris Masters quarterfinals Thursday with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over Germany's Daniel Altmaier.

The ninth-seeded Montreal native recovered after dropping the opening set, winning 87 per cent of his first-serve points and converting three of 10 break chances.

Auger-Aliassime finished with seven aces and three double faults in the two-hour 11-minute match.

The win follows his marathon 5-7, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4) victory over France's Alexandre Muller on Wednesday, when he relied on 21 aces to advance.

Auger-Aliassime, currently ninth in the ATP Race to Turin standings, remains in the hunt for one of the final spots at the season-ending ATP Finals. The top eight players on the men's tour qualify for the event.

He'll next face Monaco wild card Valentin Vacherot, who upset Britain's Cameron Norrie 7-6 (4), 6-4 in the Round of 16.