Swiss Indoors: Mpetshi Perricard upsets Auger-Aliassime to make last eight
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard won against Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-1, 7-6 (6). He’ll play Canadian wildcard Denis Shapovalov in the next round
Mpetshi Perricard, Basel, 2024 © Action Plus/Panoramic
Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard defeated Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, the No 8 seed, 6-1, 7-6 (6) to move into the quarter-finals of the Swiss Indoors in Basel.
Mpetshi Perricard, ranked No 50, will face Canadian wildcard Denis Shapovalov next.
Ahead of his victory, the 21-year-old Frenchman won against Australian qualifier James Duckworth (7-6 (4), 6-3).
Auger-Aliassime, ranked No 19, won against Argentinian Sebastian Baez (7-5, 6-1) in the previous round of the Basel tournament.
Basel ATP 500, other second-round results (St. Jakobshalle., hard, EUR 2.385.100, most recent results first):
- Holger Rune (4) beat Dominic Stricker (WC): 6-3, 7-6 (2)
- Denis Shapovalov beat Roberto Bautista Agut: 6-3, 7-6 (4)
- Ben Shelton (6) beat Stan Wawrinka (WC): 7-6 (2), 7-5
- Arthur Fils (7) beat Pedro Martinez Portero: 7-5, 6-3
- Stefanos Tsitsipas (3) beat Botic van de Zandschulp (Q): 7-6 (3), 7-5
- Andrey Rublev (1) beat Alejandro Tabilo: 7-6 (3), 6-1
- David Goffin (LL) beat Ugo Humbert (5): 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7)
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