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

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.
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Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada hits a return to Taylor Fritz of the United States during their United Cup tennis match in Perth, Australia, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024. 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 CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Trevor Collens

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 91Ô­´´ 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.

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

This report by The 91Ô­´´ Press was first published Jan. 8, 2025.

The 91Ô­´´ Press