Auger-Aliassime advances to 4th round of Australian Open with win over Cerundolo
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 to move on to the fourth round of the Australian Open.
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Australian Open 2023: order of play on Friday
MELBOURNE : Order of play on the main showcourts on the fifth day of the Australian Open on Friday (prefix number denotes seeding):
ATP roundup: Stefanos Tsitsipas falls in Vienna
Borna Coric of Croatia rallied to eliminate second-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4) in the second round of the Erste Bank Open on Thursday in Vienna, Austria.
ATP roundup: Tommy Paul rallies in Stockholm
American eighth seed Tommy Paul shook off a close first-set loss and beat Swedish wild card Leo Borg 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 in first-round action Tuesday at the Stockholm Open.
Andrey Rublev reaches Gijon Open quarterfinals with hard-fought win
The Russian world number nine became bad tempered during the win, frustrated by some of his own inaccurate shots as he struggled to see off his Belarusian opponent and good friend in the second set. Rublev roared in anger and then twice smashed his racquet into his own knee after making two mistakes which allowed Ivashka to hold his serve to move 4-5 ahead, before forcing a third set.
Dominic Thiem and Coco Gauff progress in Gijon and San Diego but Harriet Dart bows out in Transylvania
Dominic Thiem was made to sweat for a place in the Gijon Open quarter-finals on Wednesday as the Austrian recovered from dropping the opening set to beat Marcos Giron 3-6 6-4 6-0. The American took the opening set after a slow start from Thiem, but the 29-year-old turned things around in the second before running away with it in the decider. Ad Thiem will face either Francisco Cerundolo or Manuel Guinard next.
Canada make Davis Cup quarterfinals as Croatia boost hopes with win
Canada clinched their place in the Davis Cup quarterfinals on Saturday thanks to Felix Auger-Aliassime's win in singles, while Croatia improved their chances of reaching the last eight with a 3-0 sweep of Argentina. Auger-Aliassime backed up his defeat of new world number one Carlos Alcaraz with a 6-3, 6-4 victory against Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic, although Serbia won the tie 2-1 in Valencia to keep their own hopes alive. Serbia's Laslo Djere downed Gabriel Diallo 6-2, 6-2 in the opening singles match before Auger-Aliassime's win guaranteed Canada a top-two finish in Group B. "I feel this whole event my level has been really good," said Auger-Aliassime, the world number 13. "I'm really happy where my game is at. To come out and play this way, get the win, it's very good for me personally. I'm just really happy for the team. I'm really happy that I came and played with the level I did to get Canada through the quarters," he added.
Davis Cup 2022: Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime and Norway star Casper Ruud shine, Uzbekistan stun Japan
A busy day of Davis Cup action saw eliminations, advancements, expected results and shock upsets. Felix Auger-Aliassime secured Canada's place in the knock-out rounds with a strong performance, beating Miomir Kecmanovic 6-3 6-4. Ad Despite FAA's win, Canada lost the tie and top spot in the group when Vasek Pospisil retired hurt from the doubles after just three games against Serbia’s Kecmanovic and Filip Krajinovic.