Auger-Aliassime and Mboko advance to third round at French Open
Félix Auger-Aliassime and Victoria Mboko both advanced to the third round of the French Open after coming back from a set down in their respective matches. Auger-Aliassime, the fourth seed, defeated Roman Andres Burruchaga, while ninth-seed Mboko overcame Katerina Siniakova. Both players will face American opponents in the next round as they continue their campaigns in the tournament.
- ▪Félix Auger-Aliassime won his match against Roman Andres Burruchaga with a score of 4-6, 6-0, 7-5, 6-1.
- ▪Victoria Mboko defeated Katerina Siniakova with a score of 5-7, 6-4, 6-2.
- ▪Auger-Aliassime broke Burruchaga seven times and served with 85 percent first serve points success.
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Open this photo in gallery:Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada celebrates after winning his second round match against Roman Andres Burruchaga of Argentina at the French Open in Paris on Thursday.Thibault Camus/The Canadian PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountCanadian tennis stars Félix Auger-Aliassime and Victoria Mboko each came back from a set down to win their second-round matches Thursday at the French Open.Auger-Aliassime, the men’s fourth seed posted a 4-6, 6-0, 7-5, 6-1 win over Argentina’s Roman Andres Burruchaga.Ninth-seed Mboko followed with a 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 win over Czech veteran Katerina Siniakova in women’s action.Auger-Aliassime broke Burruchaga seven times on 10 chances and was dominant on serve, converting 85 per cent of first…
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