By Shrivathsa Sridhar PARIS, June 1 (Reuters) – Felix Auger-Aliassime beat Chilean Alejandro Tabilo 6-3 7-5 6-1 at the French Open on Monday to become the first Canadian man to reach the quarter-finals at all four Grand Slam tournaments and stay on track for his maiden major title. • Canadian world number six Auger-Aliassime eased […]
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By Shrivathsa Sridhar
PARIS, June 1 (Reuters) – Felix Auger-Aliassime beat Chilean Alejandro Tabilo 6-3 7-5 6-1 at the French Open on Monday to become the first Canadian man to reach the quarter-finals at all four Grand Slam tournaments and stay on track for his maiden major title.
• Canadian world number six Auger-Aliassime eased through the opening set before Toronto-born Tabilo stepped up his game.
• The players went toe-to-toe until Tabilo dropped his serve in the 11th game, handing Auger-Aliassime the advantage.
• A clean hold meant Auger-Aliassime had a two-set lead and the 25-year-old barely looked back from there.
• After edging ahead in the third, the fourth seed finished the match in style.
• Auger-Aliassime looked fresh despite being taken to five sets in his opener and playing two four-set matches.
• He will take on Flavio Cobolli in the next round, after the 10th seed beat American Zachary Svajda.
(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in ParisEditing by Christian Radnedge)