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Auger-Aliassime advances to second round at Halle Open

Jun 14, 2022 | 8:06 AM

HALLE, Germany — Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime moved on to the second round of the Halle Open tennis tournament with a 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 win over American Marcos Giron on Tuesday.

Auger-Aliassime, seeded fourth at the ATP 500 grass-court event, broke Giron five times on nine chances, including the clinching game of the first set and a crucial break in the third set that game him a 4-2 lead.

Giron had three breaks on eight chances, with all of them coming in the second set.

Auger-Aliassime’s powerful serve was on display in the match. He fired 11 aces to Giron’s one.