By Canadian Press

Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime into semifinals of Adelaide International

Jan 8, 2025 | 11:35 PM

ADELAIDE — Felix Auger-Aliassime reached the semifinals of the Adelaide International with a straight sets win over Marcos Giron of the United States on Wednesday.

The fifth-seeded Auger-Aliassime of Montreal will face top-seed Tommy Paul of the U.S. in the semifinal of the Australian Open tune-up tournament.

Auger-Aliassime won 7-6(3), 6-3 over Giron on the strength of superior serving.

The Canadian had 11 aces to Giron’s two and took 80 per cent of first serve points won to Giron’s 65.

Auger-Aliassime, ranked 29th in the world, seeks a sixth career win on the ATP Tour.

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Paul, ranked 11th, has won four tournaments with his most recent in Stockholm in October.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 8, 2025.

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