Canada’s Auger-Aliassime opens in Paris with straight-set win over Nishioka
PARIS — Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime was a 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 winner over Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka in the opening round of the French Open on Monday.
Auger-Aliassime fired seven aces and won 84 per cent of his first serves in a match marred by two rain delays.
The Canadian did not face a single break point in the match.
Auger-Aliassime, seeded 21st in Paris, will next face the winner of Monday’s match between Australia’s Max Purcell and German qualifier Henn Squire.