Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime roared into the third round of the men’s singles tennis competition at the Paris Olympics with a decisive 6-0, 6-1 victory over Germany’s Maximilian Marterer on Tuesday at Roland-Garros Stadium.
Auger-Aliassime put Marterer away in 63 minutes after picking up his sixth break of the match in the final game.
The 23-year-old Canadian, who did not face break point in the match, won the first 10 games before Marterer won his only game of the match in the second set.
Winning the match quickly will be handy, as Auger-Aliassime was scheduled to join Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski for a first-round mixed doubles match against Britain’s Heather Watson and Joe Salisbury later Tuesday.
WATCH l Auger-Aliassime cruises past Marterer:
Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime nearly served up a double bagel, beating Germany’s Maximilian Marterer 6-0, 6-1 to advance to the third round of Paris 2024.
Earlier, Leylah Fernandez was eliminated from women’s singles tennis competition with a 6-4, 6-3 loss to Germany’s Angelique Kerber in the third round.
Kerber picked up her seventh break of the match to go up 4-2 in the second set, then clinched the victory on her first match point with a forehand winner.
Fernandez, from Laval, Que., made the most of her opportunities with four breaks on five chances, but her own struggle to hold serve proved costly.
The Olympics aren’t over for the 21-year-old Canadian, however. She will team with Dabrowski in a women’s doubles second-round match later this week.
WATCH l Fernandez eliminated in singles by Kerber:
Germany’s Angelique Kerber, playing in her last tournament before she retires, eliminated Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., 6-4, 6-3 in the third round of Paris 2024.
Gauff has heated argument before falling in 3rd round
Coco Gauff was left in tears after getting into an extended argument with the chair umpire over a ruling during the reigning U.S. Open champion’s 7-6 (7), 6-2 loss to Donna Vekic of Croatia in their third-round singles match Tuesday.
Gauff, a 20-year-old American, already was trailing by a lot when the episode happened two games from the end of the match.
Gauff hit a serve and Vekic’s return landed near the baseline. A line judge initially called Vekic’s shot out; Gauff did not keep the ball in play. Chair umpire Jaume Campistol thought Vekic’s shot landed in and awarded her the point, giving her a service break and a 4-2 lead.
Gauff walked over to talk to the official and play was delayed for several minutes.
“I never argue these calls. But he called it out before I hit the ball,” Gauff said to Campistol. “It’s not even a perception; it’s the rules. I always have to advocate for myself.”