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ADELAIDE, Australia - Felix Auger-Aliassime reached the semifinals of the Adelaide International with a straight sets win over Marcos Giron of the United States on Wednesday.

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This article was published 09/01/2025 (342 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

ADELAIDE, Australia – Felix Auger-Aliassime reached the semifinals of the Adelaide International with a straight sets win over Marcos Giron of the United States on Wednesday.

The fifth-seeded Auger-Aliassime of Montreal will face top-seed Tommy Paul of the U.S. in the semifinal of the Australian Open tune-up tournament.

Auger-Aliassime won 7-6(3), 6-3 over Giron on the strength of superior serving.

Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada hits a return to Taylor Fritz of the United States during their United Cup tennis match in Perth, Australia, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024. Felix Auger-Aliassime reached the semifinals of the Adelaide International with a straight sets win over Marcos Giron of the United States on Wednesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Trevor Collens
Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada hits a return to Taylor Fritz of the United States during their United Cup tennis match in Perth, Australia, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024. Felix Auger-Aliassime reached the semifinals of the Adelaide International with a straight sets win over Marcos Giron of the United States on Wednesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Trevor Collens

The Canadian had 11 aces to Giron’s two and took 80 per cent of first serve points won to Giron’s 65.

Auger-Aliassime, ranked 29th in the world, seeks a sixth career win on the ATP Tour.

Paul, ranked 11th, has won four tournaments with his most recent in Stockholm in October.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 8, 2025.

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