Auger-Aliassime coasts past De Minaur at Cincinnati Masters
Felix Auger-Aliassime makes surprisingly quick work of Alex de Minaur on Wednesday in Cincinnati. Auger-Aliassime awaits either Jannik Sinner or Miomir Kecmanovic.
Felix Auger-Aliassime, ready to roar.
No 7 seed Felix Auger-Aliassime took care of Alex de Minaur 6-3, 6-2 in round two of the Western & Southern Open on Wednesday afternoon.
De Minaur had defeated Swiss qualifier Henri Laaksonen 6-2, 6-2 in the previous round, but the Aussie was no match for Auger-Aliassime — who enjoyed a first-round bye. The Canadian’s second match of the week will come against either Jannik Sinner or Miomir Kecmanovic.
Cincinnati Masters 1000, other second-round matches and results:
- Frances Tiafoe vs. Sebastian Korda
- Borna Coric vs. Rafael Nadal
- Roberto Bautista Agut vs. Marcos Giron
- Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Filip Krajinovic
- Taylor Fritz vs. Nick Kyrgios
- Casper Ruud vs. Ben Shelton
- Miomir Kecmanovic vs. Jannik Sinner
- John Isner vs. Hubert Hurkacz
- Tommy Paul vs. Denis Shapovalov
- Andy Murray vs. Cameron Norrie
- Fabio Fognini vs. Andrey Rublev
- Diego Schwartzman (13) beat Aslan Karatsev: 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-2
- Daniil Medvedev (1) beat Botic van de Zandschulp: 6-4, 7-5
- Marin Čilić (14) beat Emil Ruusuvuori: 6-4, 6-7 (5), 7-5
- Carlos Alcaraz (3) beat Mackenzie McDonald (WC): 6-3, 6-2
