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Auger-Aliassime through to Marseille semifinal one week after first title win

Feb 18, 2022 | 7:25 PM

MARSEILLE, France — Félix Auger-Aliassime is through to the semifinals of the Open 13 in Marseille.

The Canadian beat Ilya Ivashka in 6-3 and 6-4 in the winning effort.

The success comes a week after Auger-Aliassime won his first ATP title in nine attempts.

He upset top-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas in his title-winning match at the ABM Ambro in Rotterdam.

The 21-year-old lost his previous eight finals dating back to 2019.

Auger-Aliassime will meet Roman Safiullin in one semifinal, while second-seeded Andrey Rublev of Russia will play ninth-seeded Benjamin Bonzi of France.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 18, 2022.

The Canadian Press

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