Auger-Aliassime converted 82.5 percent of his first-serve
opportunities in the straight-set win. The Canadian will next
face fifth-seeded Ilya Ivashka of Belarus in the quarterfinals.
Top-seeded Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas advanced with a 6-3, 7-6 (4)
victory over Hugo Gaston of France. In other second-round
matches, France's Lucas Pouille edged Moldova's Radu Albot 6-3,
3-6, 7-6 (2), ninth seed Benjamin Bonzi defeated fellow
Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-4, 6-3 and Russia's Roman
Safiullin was a 6-7 (6), 6-4, 7-6 (4) winner over Tomas Machac
of the Czech Republic.
ExxonMobil Open
France's Arthur Rinderknech won 80 percent of his second-serve
points en route to a stunning 6-4, 6-4 upset of top-seeded Denis
Shapovalov to reach the semifinals in Doha.
Rinderknech saved all three break points he faced while beating
the Canadian. He will next face third-seeded Georgian Nikoloz
Basilashvili, who recorded a 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 victory over Marton
Fucsovics of Hungary.
Second-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut rolled to a 6-1, 6-1 win
over fellow Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. Bautista
Agut's semifinal opponent will be sixth-seeded Russian Karen
Khachanov, who outlasted fourth-seeded Croatian Marin Cilic 3-6,
6-3, 6-4.
Delray Beach Open
Australia's John Millman saved two set points in the second-set
tiebreaker and beat the United States' Marcos Giron 6-3, 7-6 (6)
to advance to the quarterfinals in Delray Beach, Fla.
Millman earned a matchup with third-seeded Grigor Dimitrov. The
Bulgarian won 80 percent of his first-serve points in a 7-6 (4),
6-3 win over the United States' Mitchell Krueger.
Second-seeded Reilly Opelka won a tight all-U.S. matchup,
knocking out Jack Sock 6-7 (6), 7-6 (4), 6-1. Seventh-seeded
Adrian Mannarino of France will face Opelka in the quarterfinals
after edging the United States' Brandon Nakashima 6-4, 2-6, 7-5.
Rio Open
Serbian qualifier Miomir Kecmanovic saved the only break point
he faced en route to a 7-5, 6-4 second-round win over
sixth-seeded Lorenzo Sonego of Italy in Rio de Janeiro.
Kecmanovic next will oppose Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo, who
beat Spain's Roberto Carballes Baena 6-3, 6-2.
Rain interrupted the remainder of the Thursday schedule.
Seventh-seeded Carlos Alcaraz of Spain led 5-4 in the first set
against Argentina's Federico Delbonis. The final second-round
match, between top-seeded Matteo Berrettini of Italy and Thiago
Monteiro of Brazil, was postponed.
--Field Level Media
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