Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the third round of the Australian Open with a four-set victory on Thursday in Melbourne.
The Montreal native topped Hugo Grenier of France 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2.
Auger-Aliassime, the No. 27 seed at the Australian Open, will next face the winner of a match between Finland’s Emil Ruusuvuori and Russian Daniil Medvedev.
Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz dropped a set for the first time in the tournament before recovering to beat Lorenzo Sonego 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-3, 7-6 (3) in the following match on Rod Laver Arena.
With a strong breeze to contend with, Alcaraz was tested by Lorenzo Sonego before coming through in four
