Swiss Indoors: Auger-Aliassime makes quarter-finals
Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Marin Cilic 7-6 (2), 7-6 (2) on Thursday afternoon and will play the winner of the match between Spaniard Jaume Munar and American Ben Shelton, the second seed, in the next round
Felix Auger-Aliassime, Basel 2025 – © Action Plus / Psnewz
Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, the No 5 seed, reached the quarter-finals of the Swiss Indoors by winning against Croat qualifier Marin Cilic 7-6 (2), 7-6 (2) at the St. Jakobshalle. in Basel on Thursday afternoon.
Auger-Aliassime, ranked No 12, will play the winner of the match between Spaniard Jaume Munar and American Ben Shelton, the second seed, next.
In the previous round of the Basel tournament, the Canadian defeated Gabriel Diallo (6-2, 7-5).
Cilic, ranked No 89, beat Belgian lucky loser David Goffin (7-6 (9), 7-5) in the first round of the Basel tournament.
Basel ATP 500, other second-round results (St. Jakobshalle., hard, EUR 2.523.045, most recent results first):
- Taylor Fritz vs. Ugo Humbert
- Casper Ruud vs. Stan Wawrinka
- Reilly Opelka vs. Botic van de Zandschulp
- Jaume Munar vs. Ben Shelton
- Denis Shapovalov (9) beat Valentin Royer (LL): 7-6 (3), 6-2
- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (8) beat Jenson Brooksby: 6-7 (6), 6-4, 7-5
- Joao Fonseca beat Jakub Mensik (7): W/O
