By Canadian Press

Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime through to Firenze Open semifinals

Oct 13, 2022 | 4:44 PM

FLORENCE, Italy — Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime is through to the semifinals at the Firenze Open after topping Germany’s Oscar Otte 6-4, 6(2)-7, 6-2 in the round of 16. 

The 22-year-old Montrealer hit 13 aces and 42 winners across the two-hour 29-minute match. 

Auger-Aliassime saved four of six break points while Otte, ranked 55th in the world, saved five of 10.

The Canadian comes into the hardcourt tournament as the No. 1 seed and will face eighth-seeded American Brandon Nakashima in the semifinals.

Ranked 13th in the world, Auger-Aliassime beat Novak Djokovic to help Team World beat Team Europe in the Laver Cup last month.

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The other semifinal matchups will see hometown favourite Lorenzo Musetti face American Mackenzie McDonald, the seventh-seeded Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan take on American J.J. Wolf, and Swedish qualifier Mikael Ymer go up against Spain’s Roberto Carballes Baena.

— With files from The Associated Press

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 13, 2022.

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