By Canadian Press

Auger-Aliassime through to third round at Indian Wells with win over Lestienne

Mar 8, 2024 | 4:00 PM

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the third round of the BNP Paribas Open with a convincing 6-4, 6-1 win over French qualifier Constant Lestienne on Friday.

Auger-Aliassime won 85 per cent of first serve points and broke Lestienne four times on 10 chances while defending all three break points he faced.

The 23-year-old Canadian will next face the winner of a match between second seed Carols Alcaraz of Spain and Italy’s Matteo Arnaldi.

Auger-Aliassime had a bye in the first round as the 31st seed at the ATP Masters-level event.

He improved to 7-6 on the season as he looks to improve his recent form.

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Later Friday, Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., faced Botic van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 8, 2024.

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